Nicholas Gailey
Researcher
Multidimensional Demographic Modeling Research Group
Population and Just Societies Program
Researcher
Migration and Sustainable Development Research Group
Population and Just Societies Program
Biography
Nicholas Gailey joined IIASA as a researcher in January 2018.He investigates broad challenges in the field of population and development, producing policy-oriented reports and scientific publications. Major themes of his recent work include population aging, emigration of highly skilled workers (brain drain), and resilience of the future labor force. He has contributed to various country- and region-specific initiatives to promote both more nuanced, human capital-centered demographic analyses and realistic expectations for policy interventions.
Gailey holds a PhD in Demography from the University of Vienna, as well as an MA in Journalism from Stanford University and a BSc degree from the University of California, Berkeley.
Last update: 23 NOV 2023
Publications
Icardi, R., Gailey, N., Goujon, A. , Natale, F., & Ueffing, P. (2023). Global Demography Expert Survey on the Drivers and Consequences of Demographic Change. Publications Office of the European Union , Luxembourg (Luxembourg). 10.2760/139588.
K.C., S. & Gailey, N. (2023). Human capital futures in Eastern Europe and the Caucasus amid aging, depopulation, and high skilled emigration. IIASA Working Paper. Laxenburg, Austria: WP-23-003
Sobotka, T., Zeman, K., Brzozowska, Z., Di Lego, V., Potančoková, M. , Gailey, N., Binder-Hammer, B., Spitzer, S. , Fürnkranz-Prskawetz, A., Kuhn, M., Prettner, K., & Siskova, M. (2022). European Demographic Datasheet 2022. Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/OEAW, WU) , Vienna, Austria.
Potančoková, M. , Stonawski, M.J., & Gailey, N. (2021). Migration and demographic disparities in macro-regions of the European Union, a view to 2060. Demographic Research 45 1317-1354. 10.4054/DemRes.2021.45.44.