The conference theme is “Transitions in a world in turmoil”. The way we use energy and resources in our present system is not sustainable. Major changes are necessary in our energy system to make it climate-neutral. Our use of land, water and material resources needs to change dramatically...

Decades of twin studies have established that any conceivable human trait has a heritable component, including biologically distal traits such as personality traits, educational attainment, and income. This insight, combined with a rapid increase in the availability of genetic data, has paved...

Due to the COVID19 outbreak, the 2020 physical meeting of the ECSR has been cancelled. Given the importance of conferences for early career researchers, we are organizing a one day ECSR online conference on 2 July. On this day, the ECRs who were accepted for an oral presentation at the regular...

EPC 2022 Themes: Fertility; Families and Households; Life Course; Ageing and Intergenerational Relations; Internal Migration and Urbanization; International Migration; Migrant Populations; Health, Wellbeing and Morbidity; Mortality and Longevity; Historical Demography; Data and Methods;...

The restless expansion of our economies is causing unprecedented crises and threatening our very existence. How do we confront the contradictions between endless economic growth and the ecological boundaries of our planet? What kind of society would ensure a good life for all, without wealth and...

Netspar stimulates innovative academic research in all disciplines in the social sciences related to aging and retirement. For the Netspar International Pension Workshop Netspar invites contributions from all areas of Netspar’s research program. Topics of interest related to aging and...

BIOECON XXI will be of interest to both researchers and policy makers working on issues associated with land-use decisions and its impact on biodiversity. In particular, BIOECON XXI aims to focus on inequality and poverty – both in terms of people’s welfare and in terms of species richness...

Netspar stimulates innovative academic research in all disciplines in the social sciences related to aging and retirement. Topics of interest related to aging and retirement are: - Wellbeing and Welfare of Older People, - Communication and choice, - Work, Retirement, Housing, and Healthcare, -...

Key themes of Longevity 14 will be demographic risks and intergenerational risk sharing, sustainability of pension systems, practical applications of state of the art longevity research, mortality trends and forecasts, experience mortality and solidarity, global product trends, including the...

Netspar, Network for Studies on Pensions, Aging and Retirement, is a thinktank and knowledge network. Netspar is dedicated to promoting a wider understanding of the economic and social implications of pensions, aging and retirement in the Netherlands and Europa. Attendance at the International...