Live Stream and Discussion with Erich Striessnig: 22 September 2021 at 6:30 pm (CEST)

Live Stream and Discussion with Erich Striessnig: 22 September 2021 at 6:30 pm (CEST)

20 SEP 2021

Erich Striessnig will participate as an expert in the live stream discussion "Klima statt Kinder? Über (zu?) viele Menschen & tiefe Sehnsüchte".
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New Issue POPNET Newsletter

New Issue POPNET Newsletter

1 SEP 2021

This 51st edition of POPNET presents the Department of Demography, established in 2019 by the University of Vienna in its Faculty of Social Sciences
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What is the optimal intensity with which to lockdown, and how should that intensity vary dynamically over the course of an epidemic?

What is the optimal intensity with which to lockdown, and how should that intensity vary dynamically over the course of an epidemic?

17 AUG 2021

This paper by Alexia Prskawetz, Gustav Feichtinger, Stefan Wrzaczek and colleagues explores such questions with an optimal control model.
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Climate Change and Population Dynamics - Webinar 16 September, 2021

Climate Change and Population Dynamics - Webinar 16 September, 2021

29 JUL 2021

Raya Muttarak and Wolfgang Lutz are co-organizing and debating on climate feedback on population trends at the webinar in association with the Population-Environment Research Network (PERN) and the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS).
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Who's old? Redefining old age with Sergei Scherbov

Who's old? Redefining old age with Sergei Scherbov

13 JUL 2021

In this interview Sergei Scherbov redefines ageing and gives an insight on his latest research.
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COVID-19 Baby Bust? How the pandemic affects birth rates and our demographic future

COVID-19 Baby Bust? How the pandemic affects birth rates and our demographic future

8 JUL 2021

This Friday at 11 CET Tomáš Sobotka will be part of a panel discussing the COVID-19 baby bust. The event is hosted by UNFPA Europe & Central Asia on Facebook LIVE, no registration is necessary!
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The impact of population's educational composition on Healthy Life Years: An empirical illustration of 16 European countries

The impact of population's educational composition on Healthy Life Years: An empirical illustration of 16 European countries

1 JUL 2021

In this publication Markus Sauerberg measures the impact of population's educational composition on Healthy Life Years in Europe.
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Three vacant positions for a post doc, a prae doc and an administrative assistant at the University of Vienna

Three vacant positions for a post doc, a prae doc and an administrative assistant at the University of Vienna

15 JUN 2021

All three will be part of Eva Beaujouan's ERC Consolidator Grant BIC.LATE “Biological, Individual and Contextual Factors of fertility recovery”
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Didn’t Plan One but got One: Unintended and sooner-than-intended Parents in the East and the West of Europe

Didn’t Plan One but got One: Unintended and sooner-than-intended Parents in the East and the West of Europe

14 JUN 2021

Z. Brzozowska, I. Buber-Ennser and B. Riederer give insight into East–West differences in attitudes to childbearing and effects on reproductive behaviour.
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The second demographic transition (SDT) in Europe in the last three decades - "Demographic Research" paper by Z. Brzozowska

The second demographic transition (SDT) in Europe in the last three decades - "Demographic Research" paper by Z. Brzozowska

8 JUN 2021

It is shown that existing indices of the SDT are inconsistent and that SDT-related ideational and demographic changes should not be treated as a package.
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