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BiB-ResearchTwo new research projects at BiB

Two new projects have been launched at the BiB. One project is looking at how divorce affects the risk of death. Another is investigating how the length of time people receive pensions has changed since 2005, depending on the amount of their pension.

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Call for Papers: WorkMum Workshop Workshop on Contemporary Challenges for Parents and Children

The workshop invites scholars to examine contemporary family life through diverse theoretical frameworks, methodological approaches, and disciplinary perspectives. It will take place on 20–21 November 2025 in Berlin, Germany. more : Workshop on Contemporary Challenges for Parents and Children …

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FReDA Policy Brief Shared, fair, satisfied? Division of housework harbours potential for conflict

The division of housework is a frequent source of conflict in partnerships. In the new policy brief, FReDA has analysed the division of housework in partnerships and the effects on relationship satisfaction. more : Shared, fair, satisfied? Division of housework harbours potential for conflict …

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Interactive Tool “The Global Flow of People 2.0”
Global migration flows (2015-2020) (refer to: Global migration flows)
Global migration flows (2015-2020) (refer to: Global migration flows)

Journal „Comparative Population Studies“
Journal “Comparative Population Studies” (refer to: Comparative Population Studies)
Journal “Comparative Population Studies” (refer to: Comparative Population Studies)

BiB Population Research Series
BiB Population Research Series (refer to: BiB Population Research Series)
BiB Population Research Series (refer to: BiB Population Research Series)

Publications

Tan, Kar Man (2025): 

Testing for loss severity: Impact on loss reduction.

Risk Management and Insurance Review 28(1): 150–180.

Sauer, Lenore; Gambaro, Ludovica; Kraus, Elisabeth K. (2025): 

New country, new ties? Eritrean and Syrian refugees’ personal social networks after arrival in Germany.

Comparative Migration Studies 13(25).

Milewski, Nadja (2025): 

Migration, ethnic diversity, and partnerships.

In:Mortelmans, Dimitri;, Bernardi, Laura; Perelli-Harris, Brienna (Eds.) Research Handbook on Partnering across the Life Course. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing: 214–227.

Dannheim, Indra; Ludwig-Walz, Helena; Kirsch, Halina; Bujard, Martin; Buyken, Anette E.; Richardson, Katherine M.; Kroke, Anja (2025): 

Effectiveness of leader-targeted stress management interventions: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health (online first) .

Mühlichen, Michael; Doblhammer, Gabriele (2025): 

Social differences in cause-specific infant mortality at the dawn of the demographic transition: New insights from German church records.

Population and Environment 47(1).

Surveys and Data of the BiB

FReDA - The German Family Demography Panel Study

“FReDA – The German Family Demography Panel Study” is a data collection infrastructure that integrates both, the German “Generations and Gender Survey” (GGS) as well as the German Family Panel (pairfam).

Generations and Gender Survey (GGS)

The Generations and Gender Survey collects data on family demographics, including relationships between parents and children (Generations) and relationships between women and men in partnerships (Gender). The new GGS-II data collection round has been running since 2020.

German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study (GERPS)

In at least four survey waves, the study examines the individual consequences of international mobility for German nationals. The first survey was conducted from November 2018 to February 2019.

Transitions and Old Age Potential (TOP)

Two waves were conducted in 2013 and 2016. A third wave was conducted in 2019. This survey focuses on retirement transitions and the potential of older adults on the labour market, in civil society and in the family.

Familienleitbilder (FLB) – Concepts of Family in Germany

This survey was conducted in two waves: 2012 and 2016. The questionnaire focuses on the issues of relationship, family, children, parenthood and personal life circumstances.