Event: Refugee Migration and Integration Revisited: Lessons from the Recent Past. The IAB-ECSR Interdisciplinary Conference

Refugee Migration and Integration Revisited: Lessons from the Recent Past. The IAB-ECSR Interdisciplinary Conference

Thu May 27 - Fri May 28
Germany has emerged as the leading destination of refugees in the EU and among other high-income countries in absolute terms at 1.6 million asylum applications, which have been submitted there from 2015 to 2018. More than two-thirds of the refugee population in Germany has already received a protection status, another one-fifth of the applications are still pending.
News: New Podcast 'Demography and Society in Focus'

New Podcast 'Demography and Society in Focus'

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Demographie has launched a German-language podcast, 'Demography and Society in Focus' ('Demografie und Gesellschaft im Fokus').

The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Demographie has launched a German-language podcast, 'Demography and Society in Focus' ('Demografie und Gesellschaft im Fokus').

Event: Webinar “The aftermath of 2015 – Lessons learnt from the so-called Migration Crisis in Germany”

Webinar “The aftermath of 2015 – Lessons learnt from the so-called Migration Crisis in Germany”

Wed Oct 28
The Research Initiative on Migration of the Max Planck Society: The Challenges of Migration, Integration and Exclusion (WiMi) presents an evaluation of the impact of the 2015 migration wave on governance in Germany. 

Five years after the so-called migration crisis of 2015, researchers evaluate its main impacts on governance: Have the legal and administrative provisions met the challenges? How can we improve to be better prepared for future immigration waves? The presentations will be based on a thorough analysis of the responses with regard to international and European law, but also the situation in Germany. Researchers were part of the Research Initiative on Migration of the Max Planck Society: The Challenges of Migration, Integration and Exclusion. 

Books and Reports: New Brochure and Interactive Web Application: "30 Years of German Unity and Diversity" (in German)

New Brochure and Interactive Web Application: "30 Years of German Unity and Diversity" (in German)

Read the report here
The German Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) has released a report on the past 30 years of German unity and diversity, as well as an interactive web application.

The German Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) has released a report on the past 30 years of German unity and diversity, as well as an interactive web application.

Where is Everyone Going?

Where is Everyone Going?

Understanding the role of internal migration in shaping regional population change in Germany
Nico Stawarz and Nikola Sander from Germany’s Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB) use data on migration flows between 401 counties for the period 1991 to 2017 to study the impact of migration on regional population change since German Reunification.

Nico Stawarz and Nikola Sander (German Federal Institute for Population Research, BiB) use data on migration flows between 401 counties for the period 1991 to 2017 to study the impact of migration on regional population change since German Reunification.

"So that what fits together grows together: How we can better exploit the potential of data"

"So that what fits together grows together: How we can better exploit the potential of data"

1 September 2020: Tuesday Dialogue of the Förderfonds Wissenschaft in Berlin
Stefan Liebig, Director of the Socio-Economic Panel and Member of the Board of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW), preceded his presentation at the first Tuesday Dialogue with the question: What data are available to answer to important future challenges, and how can we better tap this potential and possibly even expand it considerably?

Read about our first Tuesday Dialogue event with Stefan Liebig, Director of the Socio-Economic Panel and Member of the Board of the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW).

Event: "So that what fits together grows together: How we can better exploit the potential of data"

"So that what fits together grows together: How we can better exploit the potential of data"

Tue Sep 1
Based on data, politics and business make decisions. In addition to research data, there is also survey data and, more recently, digital trace data that we leave behind on the Internet or in social media. How can we better match such data in order to detect changes in our population at an early stage? And how can we use such databases to generate new social and economic knowledge?
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).

So You Think You Can’t Have Kids?

So You Think You Can’t Have Kids?

Properties of infertility perceptions over time
To better understand and to shine more light on infertility, Jasmin Passet-Wittig and Martin Bujard (German Federal Institute for Population Research), Julia McQuillan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Arthur L. Greil (Alfred University) looked specifically at individuals’ perceptions about their ability to reproduce in Germany.

To better understand and to shine more light on infertility, Jasmin Passet-Wittig and Martin Bujard (German Federal Institute for Population Research), Julia McQuillan (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) and Arthur L. Greil (Alfred University) looked specifically at individuals’ perceptions about their ability to reproduce in Germany.

Living Alone or With Family

Living Alone or With Family

Differences among regions in living arrangements over the life course
How do countries differ in decisions to live alone over the life course? Researchers at the Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics & Universidad Complutense looked at global patterns and trends of those living alone based on sex and age. They found cross-national differences by gender and country-specific trends, and concluded that living alone is related to levels of individualism.

How do countries differ in decisions to live alone over the life course? Researchers at the Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics & Universidad Complutense looked at global patterns and trends of those living alone based on sex and age. They found cross-national differences by gender and country-specific trends, and concluded that living alone is related to levels of individualism.

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