PhD Student @MPIDR and @Stockholm University | Marriage Dynamics and Fertility in sub-Saharan Africa
Malawi
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🚨 New Publication Alert! 🚨
Our latest paper in PRPR (@SDA_Demography) sheds light on a striking paradox in sub-Saharan Africa: Despite expanding education, age at first marriage has stalled or reversed in several countries. Why? Read the full paper rdcu.be/eiP9Q
ALT 🔍 We identify two key explanations: 1️⃣ Compatibility Hypothesis – Expansion focused on primary education, which is more compatible with early marriage. 2️⃣ Diminishing Returns Hypothesis – Larger cohorts in school dilute education’s impact on delaying marriage. 📍 Key insight: To reduce early marriage, female education must extend beyond primary level, tailored to each region’s unique context: • West Africa: Boost primary enrolment • East Africa: Support secondary transition • Central Africa: Mixed needs #Demography #Education #EarlyMarriage #SubSaharanAfrica #PopulationStudies
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Super delighted to receive this funding from the Max Planck Society to establish a Max Planck Partner group at the University of Malawi (UNIMAX Group). This finding will foster collaboration between @MPIDRnews and @unima_official in advancing Demographic Research in Africa.
𝐀 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐜 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡: 𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐌𝐀 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐱 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐤 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭
Lecturers from various departments at the University of Malawi continue to receive prestigious awards in recognition of the excellence they demonstrate in their research. Notably, Dr. Benson Malinga John, a lecturer in the Department of Sociology and Population Studies, has been awarded a €100,000 grant by the Max Planck Society to establish a Max Planck Partner Group at the University of Malawi. This initiative aims to foster collaborative research between the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) in Germany and the University of Malawi, with a focus on Family Research and Population Analysis for Development (FRePAD). This marks the first time an African institution has hosted an MPIDR partner group, representing a significant milestone in demographic research on the continent.
Read more: unima.ac.mw/news/single-post…
#UNIMA #ConnectWithExcellence
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For grad students📣 Spend a fully funded summer at @MPIDRnews working on timely & pressing #demographic challenges and learning from a great community of researchers and mentors 👇
Are you a #student who is interested in #Demography and #DataScience & you have no plans for ☀️#summer 2025 yet? Look no more! @MPIDRnews has just the program for you: Population and Social Data Science Summer Incubator Program! Apply until Jan 8, 2025 demogr.mpg.de/go/Incubator20…
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Explore the evolving role of the Roman Catholic Church in healing practices at our upcoming seminar. Traditionally involved in state healthcare, the Church’s approach has shifted since the 1980s.
Don't miss this deep dive into the Church's evolving stance on healing! – at Malawi
I am super excited to reach this milestone, and I am very grateful for the support I received from my remarkable supervisors: Prof. Elizabeth Thomson, Dr Natalie Nitsche, Prof. Gunnar Anderson, and Prof. Mikko Myrskylä @MPIDRnews @SUDA_Sthlm
🎉 We're happy to congratulate Ben Malinga John (@Bensonjohn_MW) on the successful defense of his dissertation on the "Union-Fertility Nexus and Fertility Variation in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Marital Dissolution and Repartnering" @SUDA_Sthlm. demogr.mpg.de/en/news_events…
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This study by Maxim Kan delves into underlying mechanisms of religious differentials in post-Soviet Kazakhstan, highlighting that religiosity and demand for children cannot fully explain them, while socioeconomic characteristics seem not to play a role. demographic-research.org/art…
ALT Painting “Happy family” by Kazakh artists Kusainova Galiya and Kusainova Balkhiya (GaBo).
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Additional details:
* 3-year postdoc
* Based in Abu Dhabi, no remote option
* generous research support & benefits (eg we cover housing, home travel…)
* Time split 50/50 between your own projects and collaborative work with faculty
* Review of applications starts April 15th
New postdoc opportunity in Demography and Public Health at @NYUAbuDhabi. Apply by April 1st!! Please share widely:
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New postdoc opportunity in Demography and Public Health at @NYUAbuDhabi. Apply by April 1st!! Please share widely:
apply.interfolio.com/142228
#poptwitter #epitwitter #academicjobs
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We are excited that the 9th African Population Conference is fast approaching!💃🕺
Visit the conference website for info on how to become a sponsor, request an exhibition space, submit a paper, register as a delegate, etc
conference.uaps-uepa.org/
@gatesfoundation @IUSSP @ICFP2022
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Check out the call for the 2024 African Population Conference (Malawi, 20-24 May 2024); deadline for paper Feb 12: uaps-uepa.org/call-for-paper…
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"We asked ourselves how demographic change will affect the 'endowment' of kinship in the future. What was the size, structure, and age distribution of families in the past, and how will they evolve in the future?" 👇
newsweek.com/fewer-relatives…
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We wrote something about kinship and the most common question I get is: what are 'niblings'?! Niblings are nieces/nephews, not something you snack on😂 Also, here is the paper; please cite it 👇
pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.23…
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Very happy that this paper (which is actually based on my #EDSD thesis) is finally out! 🥳 Was super exciting to use novel @DIW_Berlin @fdz_rv SOEP-RV linked data. Thanks to my co-authors and supporters in this! – at Rostock, Germany
Based on SOEP @DIW_Berlin data @LaraBister, @popageing, F Janssen @NIDI_KNAW and T Vogt @univgroningen find evidence that early life exposure to the post-reunification #economic #crisis in #East 🇩🇪 was associated with lower #mental #health for women (1/2)
comparativepopulationstudies…
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Our article also makes an important contribution related to the prospects of the gender revolution. We argue that while fertility postponement enables vanguard groups to reach higher gender equality, it also decreases the chances that the gender revolution becomes universal.
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In a new study in Population Studies, I show that income is associated with higher childbearing in Sweden. The differences are large and are found for both men and women. I accumulate annual income histories from age 20-60 to estimate life course income.
doi.org/10.1080/00324728.202…
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@MLSFHresearch documenting divergent trajectories of aging: Resilience, accelerated aging and persistently good good. Just out in PDR, adding to @PennPARC global aging studies! Great work Cung Hong, @IlianaKohler and Team. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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Theories on family demography typically assume that union dissolution increases with increasing GDP, wealth, and education.
In Africa, the opposite occurred as shown by @Bensonjohn_MW & Natalie Nitsche.
It was mostly due to decreasing separations, though also less mortality.
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Great opportunity to work with @MLSFHresearch on innovative research on aging in Malawi
Postdoctoral Fellow in Global Aging at the University of Pennsylvania's Population Aging Research Center (PARC), University of Pennsylvania
12/1/23: Review of applications begins
2/1/24: Earliest anticipated start date
APPLY: apply.interfolio.com/135868
Salary starting at $65,000...
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5 research projects at the Department of Sociology, @Stockholms_univ have been granted new funding from @forteforskning and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, for a total of nearly SEK 23 million! Congratulations!
#sociology #demography #socialscience #research
su.se/department-of-sociolog…
ALT The researches that have been granted funds, from left: Gunnar Andersson, Eleonora Mussino, Rosa Weber, Mikaela Sundberg and Weiqian Xia.Photo: Rickard Kilström (Gunnar Andersson) and Leila Zoubir/Stockholms universitet (others)