This lecture will discuss the interplay between work and caregiving across the life course, and their implications for financial well-being and wealth accumulation, as well as working time preferences and subjective well-being. The analytical framework is grounded in a life course policy model that integrates redistribution though the welfare state and the family. The analysis
Alterssicherung in Europa – faire und nachhaltige Rentenreformen für heterogenes Altern Speakers: Prof. Dr. Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, Deputy Director at the Vienna Institute of Demography, and Professor of Mathematical Economics, TU Vienna. Dr. Miguel Sánchez-Romero, Research Scientist at the Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/ÖAW and Univ. Vienna), Vienna Institute of Demography, the Technical University of Vienna (TU
The Einstein Center Population Diversity (ECPD) will be part of the Sophie-Charlotte Salon 2026, hosted by the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) on January 17, 2026. The Sophie-Charlotte Salon is a public interdisciplinary event that brings together perspectives from science, history, culture, politics, and society. Under the overarching theme “Resolving Conflicts”, the 2026
Wir müssen über das Erwachsenwerden sprechen Europe is experiencing a demograhic shift towards an older society. This makes young people a new political minority. Arnstein Aassve, head of the EU-funded FutuRes Policy Lab, will outline possible consequences of this, based on demographic data for the near future - before inviting a discussion of what could
ECPD is pleased to announce our next event on February 10th, 2026. Please find more information below. To register for the event, please click here. Or, scan the QR Code below.
Ukrainische Geflüchtete in Deutschland nach vier Jahren This February, the Russian invasion of Ukraine marks its fourth anniversary. Since the outbreak of the war, approximately 1.2 million Ukrainian nationals have sought protection in Germany—more than in any other European country. Four years later, how are they doing in Germany? Which groups have been more successful,
Geschlechter- und diversitätssensible Gesundheitsversorgung In Europe, there is a social consensus on providing high-quality healthcare to everyone. Greater data availability, alongside traditional and AI-supported evaluations and interventions, enables much greater personalisation. To mark International Women's Day, we would like to discuss: How well are women, men and non-binary people cared for in terms of health,
ECPD is pleased to announce our next event on March 19th, 2026. Please find more information below. To register for the event, please click here. Or, scan the QR Code below.
Studies in social sciences adopting the life course approach have shown that the sequencing, timing, and duration of events in the work, partnership, and fertility domains shape health in late adulthood and old age. Drawing from several ongoing empirical contributions, the lecture discusses two advances in the field: first, the explicit inclusion of partners’ life courses, that are currently absent or, at best, indirectly captured through individuals’ own life
Kinder mit Behinderungen in Familien und in der Schule Children with disabilities are all too often an invisible population, despite numbering more than 240 million worldwide and around 3.5 million in Europe. What does it mean to live day to day with a child or a sibling with a disability within the family? And what
Migration und Medien Migration has a significant demographic, political, and social impact on Germany—and is also a central topic in media coverage. This talk presents the findings of a study conducted by the Erich Brost Institute for International Journalism for the EU-funded We-ID: Identities - Migration - Democracy project, which links reporting on migration in
A presentation by Kim Weeden (Cornell). This event is part of the Social Policy Research Colloquium. For registration, and if you have any questions, please send an email to socialpolicygroup@hertie-school.org. For the registration, please click here.
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