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Uncertainty in Future Migration Flows: Where Does It Come From?

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To support scientists and policymakers in their endeavour to study often complex and volatile migration flows, this policy brief aims to understand where most of the uncertainty in the future migration comes from, and what can be done to reduce or manage this uncertainty. This brief is based on research conducted in the framework of the Horizon 2020 Project QuantMig: Quantifying Migration Scenarios for Better Policy (www.quantmig.eu).

To support scientists and policymakers in their endeavour to study often complex and volatile migration flows, this policy brief aims to understand where most of the uncertainty in the future migration comes from, and what can be done to reduce or manage this uncertainty.

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The travelling exhibition “How to get to 100 – and enjoy it” is now available as an app!

All of the information, games and graphs can now be viewed on your iPhone® or iPad®. "A Life Journey" can be downloaded for free from the App Store and is a great opportunity to learn about demographic change from the comforts of your own home or in the classroom.

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Conceptualisation and Analysis of Migration Uncertainty:Insights from Macroeconomics Report Cover

Conceptualisation and Analysis of Migration Uncertainty: Insights from Macroeconomics

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The aim of this paper, building on a conceptual typology of migration uncertainty in Bijak and Czaika, is therefore to provide a deeper understanding of the uncertainty in the context of the tools used for forward-looking studies of migration, and to propose methods for analysing the uncertainty of complex migration processes across the different time horizons, with an explicit acknowledgement of their micro-foundations.

The aim of this paper, building on a conceptual typology of migration uncertainty in Bijak and Czaika, is therefore to provide a deeper understanding of the uncertainty in the context of the tools used for forward-looking studies of migration, and to propose methods for analysing the uncertainty of complex migration processes across the different time horizons, with an explicit acknowledgement of their micro-foundations.

Insights 2020-2021: Findings from the UK Household Longitudinal Study

Understanding Society's Insights 2021

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Understanding Society is hosting a weeklong series of debates, designed to look beyond the pressures of reacting to COVID-19 and inform thinking about policy direction.
Comparative Panel File Harmonizing Comparative Lifecourse Data

Comparative Panel File (CPF) Harmonises Major Household Panel Surveys

The Comparative Panel File (CPF) is now online! It harmonises the world's largest and longest-running household panel surveys from seven countries. It is developed by Konrad Turek and Matthijs Kalmijn at the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW) and Thomas Leopold at the University of Cologne.

The Comparative Panel File (CPF) is now online! It harmonises the world's largest and longest-running household panel surveys from seven countries. It is developed by Konrad Turek and Matthijs Kalmijn at the Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI-KNAW) and Thomas Leopold at the University of Cologne.

Webinar Translating Migration Theory into Empirical Propositions

Recording of the Webinar 'Translating Migration Theory into Empirical Propositions'

On 11 December, the QuantMig project hosted a discussion with Jørgen Carling (Peace Research Institute Oslo, PRIO), Mathias Czaika (Danube University), and Marta Bivand Erdal (PRIO), moderated by Jakub Bijak (University of Southampton) about migration studies moving away from a more theoretical approach to empirical propositions that have a strong evidence base.
Webinar Translating Migration Theory into Empirical Propositions

Webinar 'Translating Migration Theory into Empirical Propositions'

On 11 December, the QuantMig project hosted a discussion with Jørgen Carling (Peace Research Institute Oslo, PRIO), Mathias Czaika (Danube University), and Marta Bivand Erdal (PRIO), moderated by Jakub Bijak (University of Southampton) about migration studies moving away from a more theoretical approach to empirical propositions that have a strong evidence base.

On 11 December, the QuantMig project hosted a discussion with Jørgen Carling (Peace Research Institute Oslo, PRIO), Mathias Czaika (Danube University), and Marta Bivand Erdal (PRIO), moderated by Jakub Bijak (University of Southampton) about migration studies moving away from a more theoretical approach to empirical propositions that have a strong evidence base.

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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.

Demography and the Coronavirus Pandemic: What have we learned so far and where do we go from here?

Demography and the Coronavirus Pandemic: What have we learned so far and where do we go from here?

Event Review of the High-Level Expert Meeting
On 9 November 2020, Population Europe hosted a High-Level Expert Meeting to discuss what the demographic community has learned thus far about the COVID-19 pandemic and where they go from here. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it will be important that demographers make a greater effort to communicate their research findings to influence policy measures addressing the impacts of the pandemic. Researchers also need to be more vocal in combating misinformation about the virus and conveying the non-health implications of this pandemic on society.

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, it will be important that demographers make a greater effort to communicate their research findings to influence policy measures addressing the impacts of the pandemic. Researchers also need to be more vocal in combating misinformation about the virus and conveying the non-health implications of this pandemic on society.

 

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Demography and the Coronavirus Pandemic: What have we learned so far?

Mon Nov 9
The objective of this High-Level Expert Meeting is to discuss the current state of socio-demographic research related to the COVID-19 pandemic. As researchers have been constantly working to better understand the impacts of this pandemic on society, awareness and information has been evolving. Therefore, we want to hear from members of our community about their main insights on the impact of COVID-19 based on to their own research/field of expertise, and what they think are the main knowledge gaps that still need to be filled.
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