Vegard Skirbekk
@VSkirbekk
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@vegardskirbekk.bsky.social Professor Columbia & Oslo - PI @theCEFH. Demography, Fertility, Aging, Cognition, Productivity, Religion. Interdisciplinarity.
Joined October 2020
My book, "Decline and Prosper!", presents an accessible, comprehensive and evidence-based overview of the causes and consequences of global fertility decline. It argues that continued low fertility is likely inevitable – but comes along with many benefits
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"As the Chinese economy progresses towards a higher level of urbanization, population policies aimed at encouraging larger families will become less effective, as fertility norms will have permanently altered in tandem with rising costs of urban living."
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From 2007 to 2019 intended births fell by 8.5 percent, while unintended births fell by 22 percent in the US
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RT @VSkirbekk: Our new study just out - Number of children and dementia risk: a causal mediation analysis using data from the HUNT study li…
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Our new study just out - Number of children and dementia risk: a causal mediation analysis using data from the HUNT study linked with national registries in Norway | BMC Neurology
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Europe projected to have more births than the US or China this century - UN medium variant projections (assuming Chinese TFR rises to 1.35 children per woman, US TFR rises to 1.65 and European TFR to 1.58)
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Births in Thailand plummet from 1.2 million in 1971 to fewer than 500,000 in 2024, reflecting rapid changes in urbanization, economic development, contraceptive use, education, and the role of women.
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In Nigeria fertility varies from 3.3 to 6.1 children per woman according to region. Belief systems relate to observed fertility differences: OA version here
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RT @VSkirbekk: I am delighted to invite you to the opening seminar of my ERC Advanced Grant project HOMME (Health, Cognition, Family, and…
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I am delighted to invite you to the opening seminar of my ERC Advanced Grant project HOMME (Health, Cognition, Family, and Employment among Men) on Tuesday, January 7th, 2025, 12 - 16, Oslo. Join us in person or online, but register:
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'Are we rabbits?': Congress MP on Bhagwat's '3 children' advice
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Rapid population growth in Nigeria relates to very high dependency levels
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Over 17 thousand more deaths than births in Scotland in 2023
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📷 Nepal and Norway top the list in Electric Vehicle adoption worldwide. Fascinating to see how countries at different stages of development lead the charge in sustainable transportation! 🚗⚡ #EVs
#CleanMobility
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Internal Migration strongly linked to Fertility variation among Nigerian Women
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Reductions in binge drinking relate to declining teen fertility.
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