Estonian Institute for Population Studies attend XXVII IUSSP International Population Conference

Researchers of the Estonian Institute for Population Studies will be presenting at the XXVII IUSSP (International Union for the Scientific Study of Population) International Population Conference in Busan, South Korea on 26- 31 August, 2013.

The XXVII International Population Conference will include over 2000 scientific papers presented in 270 regular sessions, 5 poster sessions, and 4 plenary sessions on topics in 21 themes including reproductive health, mortality, longevity and health, population ageing, migration, union formation and marriage, as well as themes addressing the interrelationship between population, development and the environment. Read more about the conference at the website: http://busan2013.iussp.org/.

The following papers of the institute’s researchers have been accepted at the conference:

• Abuladze, L., Sakkeus, L. Social networks and everyday activity limitations among older native and foreign-origin population in Estonia (Session 11-02: Social networks and demographic outcomes)
• Abuladze, L. Van wissen, L., Rijken, A., Rahnu, L. Socialisation and selectivity in migrant fertility. The case of Russian migrants in Estonia (Session 06-01-03: Poster Session on International migration (2))
• Herm, A., Poulain, M., Anson, J. Living Arrangement, health status and mortality risk (Session 08-04-02: Living arrangement and its effect on older people in aging societies)
• Klesment, M., Puur, A. Varying effect of educational attainment on second births in 28 European countries (Session 04-01-01: Education and Fertility)
• Klesment, M., Valge, J., Puur, A., Õunapuu, L., Linking demographic change and the advancement of democracy: evidence from 140 countries in 1950-2010 (Session 15-P: Poster Session for Population and development)
• Poulain, M., Herm, A. Living arrangement trajectories and extreme longevity (Session 03-02-01: Marital Status and Mortality)
• Poulain, M., Herm, A., Pes, G. Investigating the late fertility transition in Sardinia with individual data on a long-living population (Session 18-09: Causes and consequences of the baby boom)
• Värnik, P., Sakkeus, L. Injury Mortality Patterns: Effects of Transition from the Soviet World versus withstanding the Global Recession, Based on the Estonian Case (Session 03-04: The impact of economic downturns on health and mortality)