Image 13/10/21 Economic Effects of Partner Loss: Examining vulnerability at the intersection of gender and nativity Read and download the full report The death of a partner has many consequences, including for the economic lives of those they leave behind. Theories predict that these consequences will not only differ by sex but also by nativity. The death of a partner has many consequences, including for the economic lives of those they leave behind. Theories predict that these consequences will not only differ by sex but also by nativity. Read more about Economic Effects of Partner Loss: Examining vulnerability at the intersection of gender and nativity
Image European Week of Healthy and Active Ageing 2021 Mon Oct 18 - Thu Oct 21 The European Week of Active & Healthy Ageing aims to become THE European networking & exchange platform for providing innovation support and inter-disciplinary cooperation for active & healthy ageing. The European Week of Active & Healthy Ageing aims to become THE European networking & exchange platform for providing innovation support and inter-disciplinary cooperation for active & healthy ageing.
Image Religious differences in cause-specific infant mortality in northern Sweden, 1860-1892 Thu Oct 14 Maria Hiltonen and Johan Junkka investigate the relationship between religious affiliation and cause-specific infant mortality. Maria Hiltonen and Johan Junkka investigate the relationship between religious affiliation and cause-specific infant mortality.
Image Life expectancy changes during the pandemic in low mortality countries Thu Oct 28 José Manuel Aburto, Newton International Fellow at the University of Oxford will be giving a talk entitled, Life expectancy changes during the pandemic in low mortality countries. José Manuel Aburto, Newton International Fellow at the University of Oxford will be giving a talk entitled, Life expectancy changes during the pandemic in low mortality countries.
Image Older people in a rapidly transforming digital world Mon Sep 27 The interdisciplinary panel consisting of experts from UK and India will discuss the wider social, cultural, behavioral and policy dimensions underlying the digital divide and its influence on older people, highlighting the challenges in terms of equity in access, use and potential vulnerabilities. The interdisciplinary panel consisting of experts from UK and India will discuss the wider social, cultural, behavioral and policy dimensions underlying the digital divide and its influence on older people, highlighting the challenges in terms of equity in access, use and potential vulnerabilities.
Image The causes and consequences of depopulation Mon Nov 29 - Wed Dec 1 This conference aims to bring together researchers from around the world working on population decline and its consequences from demographic, economic, sociological, political, environmental, and geographical perspectives. This conference aims to bring together researchers from around the world working on population decline and its consequences from demographic, economic, sociological, political, environmental, and geographical perspectives.
Image Global Child Health research and data: A life course Tue Sep 7 This inaugural lecture for the Takeda Chair in Global Child Health will review insights about the interconnect
Image 17/08/21 Global Political Demography: The Politics of Population Change Read and download the full book This open access book edited by Achim Goerres and Pieter Vanhuysse draws the big picture of how population change interplays with politics across the world from 1990 to 2040. This open access book by edited Achim Goerres and Pieter Vanhuysse draws the big picture of how population change interplays with politics across the world from 1990 to 2040. Read more about Global Political Demography: The Politics of Population Change
Image 13/08/2021 Can we ask grandma to watch the kids? The effect of grandchildren on grandparental labour supply and the gender employment gap Andreas Backhaus (BiB) and Mikkel Barslund (HIVA-KU Leuven) use SHARE data and an instrumental variable strategy to estimate the causal effect of grandchildren on the labour supply of grandparents. Andreas Backhaus (BiB) and Mikkel Barslund (HIVA-KU Leuven) use SHARE data and an instrumental variable strategy to estimate the causal effect of grandchildren on the labour supply of grandparents. Read more about Can we ask grandma to watch the kids?
Image 05/08/21 Well-being Adjusted Health Expectancy - A new Summary Measure of Population Health Read and download the full report They propose a new summary measure of population health (SMPH) called well-being-adjusted healthy life expectancy (WAHE) They propose a new summary measure of population health (SMPH) called well-being-adjusted healthy life expectancy (WAHE) Read more about Well-being Adjusted Health Expectancy - A new Summary Measure of Population Health