Understanding Demographic Change
Collen Programme: Fertility, Education and Environment
Funding: Life Sciences Research Partners. While Family Planning/Sexual and Reproductive Health programmes have made significant advances globally in helping women achieve the family size they desire, in some parts of the world, in particular sub-Saharan Africa, fertility decline is slowin...
Demographic Development in Latin America
Funding: British Academy This work maps demographic development across the region since 1950 exploring convergence/divergence of demographic components and forecasting the future developments and their impact on health and social care, family and finacial security (with Professor Alejandr...
Demographic Forecasting Project
The Demographic Forecasting Project works to develop new models of predicting population change in the light of the complex trends of the 21st Century. It has developed a number of collaborative and interdisciplinary research initiatives with external experts in Europe and Latin America.&nb...
Financial security in old age in Latin America
A collaborative project with Professor Veronica Montes de Oca, UNAM, and Professor Carla da Silva Santana, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil). The research is utilizing data from the Global Ageing Survey.
Longevity and the Demography of Death
Working closely with the national statistical bureau in the UK and Denmark, this research looks at a new demography of death as a result of population ageing.
Migration and Ageing Risk Governance
This work has researched the risk governance issues arising from using migration as a demographic tool to address population ageing. Funding: International Risk Governance Council in Switzerland.
Migration and Fertility in Central & Eastern Europe
This research assesses female migration as a driver of fertility change in five selected countries (Bulgaria, Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Hungary) and is being carried out in collaboration with experts in each of these countries. It also considers other aspects of this female driven...
Predicting Mortality Risk
This research analyzes the Club Vitae data set of 2 million occupational pensions to explore the drivers of improving longevity and the future of mortality.