Winter School on Population Heterogeneities

Vienna, Austria, 4.-5.12.2023

Populations are inherently heterogeneous, consisting of a number of individuals with different education level, socioeconomic status, labour market participation, and health. These and other characteristics lead to disparities and inequalities both within and across populations. Gaining a comprehensive understanding of demographic and socio-economic inequalities is key for evidence-based policy decisions. Consequently, researchers are facing an increasing demand to effectively integrate these heterogeneities into their analysis and future projections.

The Winter School on Population Heterogeneities is organized by the Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital.

Course Instructors:

Guillaume Marois
Asian Demographic Research Institute (ADRI), Shanghai University, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Anna Matysiak
Interdisciplinary Center for Labour Market and Family Dynamics (LabFam), Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw

Iñaki Permanyer
Center for Demographic Studies (CED-CERCA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

Dilek Yildiz
Vienna Institute of Demography (VID), Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW), International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

Course Description:

The Winter School on Population Heterogeneities is an intensive two-day program designed to enhance students' skills and knowledge in identifying and critically assessing population heterogeneities. It comprises a series of interrelated lecture blocks focusing on the assessment of population heterogeneities in key areas of demographic research such as in healthy survival, migration, and in family demography (details below). An emphasis will be placed on effective research strategies to overcome diverse challenges that may arise when addressing population heterogeneities. In addition, the Winter School will provide technical insights into macro- and micro-level analysis to uncover differences across regions and socioeconomic groups. Major value is placed on interaction between attendees and instructors throughout the course.

By the end of the Winter School, students will have a comprehensive understanding of population heterogeneity and its drivers in different demographic contexts and will be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to critically assess data and interpret findings.

The Winter School ties into the theme of this year's Wittgenstein Centre Conference “Exploring Population Heterogeneities” which will take place right after the Winter School (6-7 December 2023). We encourage all applicants to take part in the Conference to further deepen their knowledge.

Block 1: Global health inequalities: Levels, trends, and determinants
Instructor: Iñaki Permanyer

Focus: This block will be divided in two parts. In the first one, I will explore different general approaches to assess and measure “population heterogeneity. Inter alia, this includes the measurement of inequality, diversity, polarization, stratification, and poverty. In the second one, some of these ideas will be applied to the study of global health inequalities. I will give a broad overview of how key survival and health outcome measures (like “longevity” or “cause of death”) are distributed across and within populations around the world. For those populations with available data, the dynamics of such health measures across and within SES groups will be explored. The first part of the talk will be more technical/mathematical, while the second one will be more applied and grounded on empirical examples and applications.

Block 2: Socio-economic differentials in family formation and dissolution
Instructor: Anna Matysiak

Focus: In this block, I will review research about the differences in family formation and dissolution with respect to men’s and women’s socio-economic status and labour supply. I will refer to the main theories in the field, paying special attention to such aspects as financial pressure, economic uncertainty, gender role ideologies, and welfare state typologies. I will also discuss the most recent research on dynamic changes in the labor market caused by digitalization on family formation and dissolution. The talk will end with a critical discussion about what we learn from this research about the role of socio-economic and labour market status in the process of family formation and dissolution and in particular how unobserved heterogeneity and selection obscure our understanding of these processes. I will also outline directions for further research.

Organisers:

Alexia Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, VID/OeAW, IIASA, TU Wien
Paola Di Giulio, VID/OeAW
Inga Freund VID/OeAW
Ingrid Setz, VID/OeAW
Dilek Yildiz, IIASA, VID/OeAW
Krystof Zeman, VID/OeAW

Contact:

Should you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by e-mail at

winterschool.vid(at)oeaw.ac.at

We are happy to assist you!

The Winter School is being organised in collaboration with the
Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (IIASA, OeAW, University of Vienna).

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