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19 March, 2020

The coronavirus, mortality and life expectancy

 A demographer calculates how the average life expectancy can be affected In Sweden, we now experience the first pandemic that occurs in a society with modern information technology, and it is also the

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14 December, 2022

Excess mortality and COVID-19 in Sweden in 2020: A demographic account

Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2022, vol. 20, pp. 1–32. Abstract In this study, we provide an account of mortality levels in Sweden in 2020, focusing on both excess mortality and mortality due t

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin , , Drefahl, Sven, Wallace, Matthew & Gunnar Andersson
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16 April, 2019

Parity and Mortality: An Examination of Different Explanatory Mechanisms Using Data on Biological and Adoptive Parents

European Journal of Population,  Volume 35, Issue 1, pp 63–85. doi.org/10.1007/s10680-018-9469-1 Abstract A growing literature has demonstrated a relationship between parity and mortality, but the explana

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin , & Kieron Barclay
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28 March, 2018

The effect of number of siblings on adult mortality: Evidence from Swedish registers for cohorts born between 1938 and 1972

Population Studies, Volume 71, Issue 1, doi.org/10.1080/00324728.2016.1260755 Abstract Demographic research has paid much attention to the impact of childhood conditions on adult mortality. We focus on o

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin , , Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Kieron Barclay
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28 October, 2020

Residential context and COVID-19 mortality among adults aged 70 years and older in Stockholm: a population-based, observational study using individual-level data

The Lancet Healthy Longevity' Abstract Housing characteristics and neighbourhood context are considered risk factors for COVID-19 mortality among older adults. The aim of this study was to investigate h

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin , , Branden, Maria, Aradhya, Siddartha, Härkönen, Juho, Drefahl, Sven, Malmberg, Bo, Rostila, Mikael, Cederström, Agneta, Andersson, Gunnar & Mussino, Eleonora
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03 June, 2014

Workplace Sex Composition and Ischaemic Heart Disease: A Longitudinal Analysis using Swedish Register Data

Forthcoming in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. Available on internet: http://sjp.sagepub.com/content/early/2014/04/09/1403494814529033.abstract The aim of this study is to follow-up on previous res

Type of publication: Journal articles | Barclay, K. and Scott, K.
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09 September, 2020

When Birth Spacing Does and Does Not Matter for Child Survival: An International Comparison using the DHS

Demography journal Abstract A large body of research has found an association between short birth intervals and the risk of infant mortality in developing countries, but recent work on other perinatal o

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin , , Molitoris, J. & Barclay, K.
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11 March, 2019

Birth Intervals and Health in Adulthood: A Comparison of Siblings Using Swedish Register Data

Demography, Volume 55, Issue 3,  pp 929–955. Abstract A growing body of research has examined whether birth intervals influence perinatal outcomes and child health as well as long-term educational and s

Type of publication: Journal articles | Kolk, Martin , & Kieron J. Barclay
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06 May, 2022

Raya Muttarak: Population Dynamics under Global Climate Change

Register Abstract Australian bushfire in 2020 and severe floods in Western Europe and exceptional heatwaves in North America in summer 2021, to name a few, are examples of extreme events that are docume

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17 March, 2020

The Institute and the Corona epidemic

The Institute for Futures Studies is an internationalized business with a large number of foreign researchers who are affected by the travel restrictions currently prevailing as a result of the corona

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