Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research

The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is located in Rostock, Germany. It was founded in 1996 by James Vaupel and moved into new buildings in Rostock in 2002. It is one of approximately 80 institutes of the Max Planck Society.

Building of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock

The MPIDR is jointly led by Emilio Zagheni, who took over from MPIDR founding director James Vaupel in February 2018, and Mikko Myrskylä, who in 2014 followed Joshua R. Goldstein who had in 2007 taken the post of retired Jan Hoem [1].

History and background

After the Institut national d'études démographiques, the MPIDR is the largest demographic research body in Europe and one of the largest in the world.[2] Conducting basic research into demographic processes, it analyzes the underlying causes of demographic change, describes contemporary demographic trends, produces forecasts for the future direction of demographic processes, highlights the potential consequences facing society, and assists decision-makers in the various political and social institutions by providing them with solid information and expert advice.[3]The institute is participating in four international doctoral training programs: The International Max Planck Research School for Demography,[4] the European Doctoral School of Demography (EDSD),[5] the MaxNet Aging Research School (MNARS),[6] and the PhD program Demography[7] at Rostock University.

Within the framework of the Rostock Center,[8] a joint initiative between the MPIDR and Rostock University, the institute provides decision-makers in politics and society with information and expert advice on the causes and consequences of demographic change.

Since 2009, the MPIDR hosts Population Europe - the collaborative network of Europe’s leading demographic research institutes and centres - whose main activity is to the disseminate policy relevant demographic research findings.

Laboratories
  • Demographic Data (Dmitri A. Jdanov)
  • Digital and Computational Demography (Emilio Zagheni)
  • Fertility and Well-Being (Mikko Myrskylä)
  • Population Health (Mikko Myrskylä)
  • Statistical Demography (Jutta Gampe)
  • Labor Demography (Mikko Myrskylä)
  • Lifespan Inequalities (Alyson van Raalte)
  • Mathematical and Actuarial Demography (Roland Rau)
  • Gender Gaps in Health and Survival (Anna Oksuzyan)

See also

References
  1. "MPIDR - Directors". Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  2. Tina M. Nebe, Mapping of Competences, Pioneur, July 2003 Archived 2009-12-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Instead of a Preface, MPIDR Homepage". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  4. International Max Planck Research School for Demography (IMPRSD)
  5. European Doctoral School of Demography Archived 2009-05-02 at the Wayback Machine
  6. MaxNet Aging Research School
  7. Ph.D program Demographic Change Archived 2009-04-20 at the Wayback Machine
  8. Rostock Center

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