Less is More

Less is More

Factors contributing to the falling suicide rates in Hungary
In a study published in PLoS ONE, Lajos Balint, Katalin Fuzer, Xenia Gonda and Péter Döme assessed the contribution of changes in socio-demographic factors in the decrease of the suicide rate in Hungary. Their research primarily relies on two factors: an increase in the proportion of people with a high level of education (with lower risks for suicide) and of unmarried individuals (with higher risks for suicide).

Lajos Balint (Hungarian Demographic Research Institute & University of Pécs), Katalin Fuzer (University of Pécs), Xenia Gonda and Péter Döme (Semmelweis University & Nyiro Gyula National Institute of Psychiatry and Addictions) assessed the contribution of changes in socio-demographic factors in the decrease of the suicide rate in Hungary.

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Active in Retirement

Does post-retirement work constrain engagement in unpaid productive activities?
The transition to retirement has become increasingly diverse: some retirees leave the workforce entirely, while others continue to work. Working during retirement may, however, limit the time and opportunities for unpaid productive activities, such as volunteering, providing informal care, or looking after grandchildren.

The transition to retirement has become increasingly diverse: some retirees leave the workforce entirely, while others continue to work. Olga Grünwald (Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI) and University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)), Marleen Damman (Radboud University & NIDI), and Kène Henkens (NIDI, UMCG & University of Amsterdam) examined how different retirement processes shape engagement in unpaid productive activities.

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Cross-disciplinary Approaches to Prehistoric Demography

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This theme issue integrates the efforts of researchers working across archaeology, anthropology, genomics, palaeoecology, and evolutionary demography, combining original research alongside critical reviews, to provide a benchmark for the state-of-the-art in prehistoric demography and a statement of the future of this rapidly growing cross-disciplinary endeavour.

This theme issue integrates the efforts of researchers working across archaeology, anthropology, genomics, palaeoecology, and evolutionary demography, combining original research alongside critical reviews, to provide a benchmark for the state-of-the-art in prehistoric demography and a statement of the future of this rapidly growing cross-disciplinary endeavour.

Work-Life Balance in the Second Half of Life

Work-Life Balance in the Second Half of Life

Caring for older parents does not lead to early exit from the labour market
Ariane Bertogg (University of Konstanz), Tiziana Nazio (WZB Berlin Social Science Center & University of Torino) and Susanne Strauß (University of Konstanz) use SHARE data to find that providing regular care to parents or parents-in-law is not associated with a higher likelihood of exiting the labour market.

Ariane Bertogg (University of Konstanz), Tiziana Nazio (WZB Berlin Social Science Center & University of Torino) and Susanne Strauß (University of Konstanz) use data from the Survey on Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE) and find that providing regular care to parents or parents-in-law is not associated with a higher likelihood of exiting the labour market.

Higher Risk of COVID-19-Death for Elderly People in Stockholm Who Live With a Person of Working Age

Higher Risk of COVID-19-Death for Older People in Stockholm Who Live With a Person of Working Age

By Maria Brandén and Colleagues at the Stockholm University Demography Unit
The risk of dying from COVID-19 is for individuals aged 70 and older in Stockholm County who live in the same household as a person of working age was 60 per cent higher compared with older people who live with other old individuals, find Maria Brandén and colleagues of the Stockholm University Demography Unit.

<p>The risk of dying from COVID-19 is for individuals aged 70 and older in Stockholm County who live in the same household as a person of working age was 60 per cent higher compared with older people who live with other old individuals, find Maria Brandén and colleagues (Stockholm University Demography Unit).</p>

News: 2021 European Demographer Awards Go to José Manuel Aburto and Carlo Giovanni Camarda

2021 European Demographer Awards Go to José Manuel Aburto and Carlo Giovanni Camarda

The Förderfonds Wissenschaft in Berlin and the Secretariat of the European research network Population Europe announce the 2021 winners of the European Demographer Awards.

Congratulations to Dr José Manuel Aburto (University of Southern Denmark) and Dr Carlo Giovanni Camarda (Institut National d'Études Démographiques) on being awarded the 2021 European Demographer Awards, a prize donated by the Förderfonds Wissenschaft in Berlin.

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News: ERC Advanced Grants for Population Europe Researchers

Kick-off of the ERC Project Regional Disparities in Cause-Specific Mortality in Europe (REDIM)

Starting in August 2020, Pavel Grigoriev, a research group leader at the German Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), is steering a new five-year European Research Council (ERC) project entitled “Regional Disparities in Cause-Specific Mortality in Europe: The role of local context and national health policies” (REDIM).

Starting in August 2020, Pavel Grigoriev, a research group leader at the German Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), is steering a new five-year European Research Council (ERC) project entitled "Regional Disparities in Cause-Specific Mortality in Europe: The role of local context and national health policies" (REDIM).

Books and Reports: Handbook on Demographic Change and the Lifecourse

Handbook on Demographic Change and the Lifecourse

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This innovative Handbook, edited by Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou and Athina Vlachantoni, offers a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of demographic change across the lifecourse.

This innovative Handbook, edited by Jane Falkingham, Maria Evandrou and Athina Vlachantoni, offers a deeper understanding of the causes and consequences of demographic change across the lifecourse.

Diversification in Causes of Death in Low-Mortality Countries: Emerging Patterns and Implications

Diversification in Causes of Death in Low-Mortality Countries: Emerging Patterns and Implications

A paper published in BMJ Global Health by Marie-Pier Bergeron Boucher, José Manuel Aburto and Alyson van Raalte on variation in causes of death sheds further light on our understanding of population health and ageing. 

A paper published in BMJ Global Health by Marie-Pier Bergeron Boucher (University of Southern Denmark), José Manuel Aburto (University of Oxford) and Alyson van Raalte (Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, MPIDR) on variation in causes of death sheds further light on our understanding of population health and ageing.

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