News & Highlights 2011
Brain function - a new indicator of the burden of aging
Cognitive function might be a better indicator of aging on an economy, than age-distribution More
7 billion people are not the issue - human development is what counts
Amid concerns about the capacity of the planet to support more people, a panel of population and development experts argue that it is not the number of people that is of concern, but more so their age, education, health status, and location that is most relevant to sustainability. More
Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital Symposium
The Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital Symposium officially opened on 29 September at the Austrian Parliament, Vienna More
Publication Award
The following paper Demography, Education and Democracy: Global Trends and the Case of Iran by Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, Wolfgang Lutz and Mohammad Abbasi-Shavazi won the WU Best Paper Award 2011 of Category 3: foreign business communication, law, humanities, sociology, commercial geography, interdisciplinary works. More
Education - a key determinant of population growth and human well-being
Future trends in global population growth could be significantly affected by improvements in both the quality and quantity of education, particularly female education. More