4 MAR 2016
In this blog post Warren Sanderson and Sergei Scherbov discuss why population aging should be measured with the prospective old-age dependency ratio.
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Corresponding Research Areas: Forecasting and Ageing
29 FEB 2016
Wolfgang Lutz gave a presentation at the AAAS Symposium on "International Scientific Cooperation for Global Sustainability".
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18 FEB 2016
Photo: ©Campus Verlag. A new popular book summarizes scientific research conducted at the Wittgenstein Centre and elsewhere showing that education is a key prerequisite for modern social and economic development. It makes the case for a global alliance on education as a strategy for future wellbeing on the planet.
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18 FEB 2016
On 9 March this public event will address and debate geopolitical complexities and tensions in many regions of the world, migration, refugees, education, and other issues among academia, politics, and governmental agencies.
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17 FEB 2016
On February 18, 2016 Tomas Sobotka will give a talk at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research. He will explain how the migration streams in Europe in the last decades have altered its demographic landscape, especially in relation to fertility.
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10 FEB 2016Blog post
Blog post by Centre scientist Daniela Weber. Did you ever notice that you walk faster than your friends, or are you the one lagging behind? Your walking speed doesn’t only reveal how fast you walk; it can predict survival and the “slowing down process” and – according to a recent study – it can tell how old you are in terms of your physical fitness.
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10 FEB 2016
DiePresse article (in German) featuring Centre scientist Michael Kuhn: Amerikaner sparen mehr für die Gesundheit. The older a society the more money it spends on health. Does that weaken the economy?
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9 FEB 2016Summer School
Summer School on “The Demography of Health and Education”, Date: 06.06.-15.06.2016, at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
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9 FEB 2016
The Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2014 "Health, Education, and Retirement over the Prolonged Life Cycle" has been published.
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8 FEB 2016
The Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America (PAA) provides a forum for demographers, sociologists, economists, public health professionals, and other individuals interested in research and education in the field of population. In 2016 the conference is taking place between 31 March-2 April in Washington, D.C., USA. Researchers from the Wittgenstein Centre will present and discuss new research in presentations and poster sessions at this important event.
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