Population and Just Societies Program scientists will present and discuss latest IIASA research at the European Population Conference-EPC 2026 organized by European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) in collaboration with the University of Bologna in Italy.
The European Population Conference (EPC) is the main event of European Association for Population Studies (EAPS) and is a leading scientific gathering in the field of population studies. Experts from a wide range of disciplines, including researchers, policy makers and stakeholders discuss the latest developments in population research, population trends and dynamics as well as their causes and implications.
For detailed information to the EPC 2026 please visit the event website.
The full program can be viewed here.
Thursday, 4 June 2026
Session 2 Bayesian Demographic Modeling 9:00-10:30
Session 12 Migration, Human Capital and Labour Markets 9:00-10:30
- Labour Force Dynamics in the EU: The Role of Child Penalties and Migrants’ Return
Marek Endrich, Guillaume Marois, Fabrizio Natale, Christoph Deuster
Session 13 Climate Shocks, Migration and Mobility 9:00-10:30
- Compounding and Cascading Climate Hazards’ Effect on Migration
Sarah Kilpatrick, Jonas Peisker, Roman Hoffmann
- Immigration and changing heat exposure disparities in the United States since 1980
Abbie Robinson, Brian Thiede, Lisa Thalheimer, Gregor Zens
Session 14 Flash Session Inequality Dimensions of Human Capital 11:00-12:30
- Gender Gaps in Skills-Adjusted Mean Years of Schooling 1970-2025
Ingeborg Spiegeler Castañeda, Michaela Potancoková, Claudia Reiter
Session 31 Flash Session Family Relationships, Social Networks, Health and Wellbeing in Later Life 14:00-15:30
- The Cumulative Effect of Grandchild Care on Cognitive Functioning: Examining Heterogeneities across Gendered Work-Family Life Courses in Europe
Maria Karlene Shawn Cabaraban, Valeria Bordone, Damiano Uccheddu, Daniela Weber
Session 36 Composition of International Migration 14:00-15:30
Friday, 5 June 2026
Session 56 Economy, Human Capital and Labor Markets 9:00-10:30
- Projecting Labour Market Imbalances and Skill Mismatch under Demographic Change in the EU
Guillaume Marois, Michaela Potancoková, Agnieszka Bezat-Jarzebowska, Jesús Crespo Cuaresma
Session 60 Climate Change, Environment and Health 9:00-10:30
- Heat Waves and Hospital Admissions in Vienna: Evidence from a Decade of Health and Climate Data
Riccardo Lucarno, Andrea Tamburini, Erich Striessnig
Session 61 Flash Session Temperature Extremes, Mortality and Reproductive Health 9:00-10:30
- Projecting Future Temperature-Related Mortality in Europe under Global Climate Change
Rosanna Gualdi, Risto Conte Keivabu, Andrea Tamburini, Raya Muttarak
- Effect of Heat Stress on the Risk of Pregnancy Termination in 33 Countries of Sub-Saharan Africa
David A. Sánchez Páez, Roman Hoffmann
Session 69 Environment, Conflicts and Population Dynamics 11:00-12:30
- Violent conflicts suppress climate-related mobility in Africa
Kristina Petrova, Karim Zantout, Sandra Zimmermann, Roman Hoffmann
Session 73 Cognitive Aeging, Dementia and Life Course Determinants of Cognitive Health 11:00-12:30
- Disentangling Cohort Changes in the Cognitive Gender Gap in Europe: The Role of Work-Family Histories
Thomas Arnhold, Daniela Weber, Agneta Herlitz, Valeria Bordone
Session 80 Flash Session Environment, Human Capital and Inequalities 14:00-15:30
Session 94 Flash Session Data and Methods in Internal Migration and Urbanization 16:00-17:30
- A Comparative Study of Urbanization across Asian Countries Using the Degree of Urbanization
Leiwen Jiang, Yuanfei Li, Yinglei Yang, Kaoru Kakinuma, Oh Seok Kim, Geunho Choi, Patrick Devahastin, Ajith Kaliyath, Siow Li Lai, Samir KC, Orlando Olaya Bucaro, Sunethra Perera, Yuxin Lei, Maria Fernanda Lorenzo-Luaces, Michele Melchiorri, Marcello Schiavina
Saturday, 6 June 2026
Session 111 Migrant Populations and Assimilation over Generations 9:00-10:30
- Migrant–Native Skill Gaps in Europe: Evidence from two Cycles of PIAAC Surveys
Michaela Potancoková, Maria Paola Nicoletti Altimari, Claudia Reiter
Friday, 5 June 2026
Poster Sessions
Health, Mortality, and Ageing 2 13:00-14:00
- 50. Decomposing Mortality by Age, Sex and Educational Attainment
Arkadiusz Wisniowski, Andrea Tamburini, Dilek Yildiz
Demographic Trends, History, Data and Methods 17:30-18:30
- 18. Education, Origin and Demographic Change: Regional Scenarios for Spain, 2021–2071
Osama Damoun El Yemlahi, Dilek Yildiz, Samir KC
- 58. Projecting Households under the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways Using a Life Course Approach
Orlando Olaya Bucaro, Samir KC
- 63. Projections of Children's Exposure to Multiple Environmental Hazards
Jonas Peisker, Roman Hoffmann
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