Federal Institute for Population Research

European Population Conference • 17.06.2024REDIM at EPC 2024 in Edinburgh

The 15th European Population Conference (EPC) took place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 12–15 June 2024 and was held by the European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) in cooperation with the University of St. Andrews. The REDIM team presented the latest findings of their ongoing research.

The European Population Conference (EPC) is the main event of European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) and is a leading scientific gathering in the field of population studies. Experts from a wide range of disciplines, including researchers, policy makers and stakeholders discuss the latest developments in population research, population trends and dynamics as well as their causes and implications. This year‘s conference had a special focus on the topic of “Sustainable Populations”.

Members of the REDIM team presented their work in the following sessions:

Session 51: Flash Session on Causes of Death and Multi-Morbidity at Death (June 13, 16:00–17:30)

Trends in Avoidable Mortality in European Cross-Border Regions between 1992-2020
by Sophie Stroisch (University of Groningen), Pavel Grigoriev (BiB), Michael Mühlichen (BiB), Rok Hrzic (Maastricht University) and Tobias Vogt (University of Groningen)

Session 52: Modelling Subnational and Spatial Variation (June 13, 16:00–17:30)

Enhancing the Spatial Demography Toolbox by Moving from Regions to Disparities between Regions: Illustrated by a Study of Mortality Disparities between 334 European Regions
by Laura A. Cilek, Markus Sauerberg, Pavel Grigoriev and Sebastian Klüsener (all BiB)

Poster Session 2 (June 13, 18:00–19:30)

Recent Trends in Subnational Life Expectancy in Austria, Czechia, and Slovakia
by Esther Denecke (MPIDR) and Markus Sauerberg (BiB)

Spatial, Cause-Specific and Seasonal Effects of Excess Mortality Associated with the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of Germany, 2020–2022
by Michael Mühlichen, Markus Sauerberg and Pavel Grigoriev (all BiB)

Session 65: Flash Session on Mortality and Longevity (June 14, 11:00–12:30)

Parity-Specific Fertility and Post-Reproductive Premature Mortality: A Comparison of the German Democratic Republic and Sweden
by Kieron Barclay (Stockholm University), Mara Barschkett (BiB) and Sebastian Klüsener (BiB)

Does Prosperity Pay? Unraveling the Relationship Between Economic Performance and Life Expectancy across a Large Number of European Regions, 2005–2018
by Markus Sauerberg (BiB), Michael Mühlichen (BiB), Laura A. Cilek (BiB), Florian Bonnet (INED), Ina Alliger (BiB) and Carlo Giovanni Camarda (INED)

Session 87: Mortality Trends and Risk Factors (June 14, 16:00–17:30)

Trends in ‘Deaths of Despair’ in Europe during Covid-19 – Not Just an American Phenomenon
by Ronny Westerman and Michael Mühlichen (all BiB)

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