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Interview50 years of Comparative Population Studies – a look back and ahead

Founded by the BiB in 1975: The journal Comparative Population Studies (CPoS) has been shaping population science research ever since. Dr. Katrin Schiefer, the editor in charge, looks at achievements, challenges and potential.

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Miscellaneous PublicationsHave life expectancies in eastern and western Germany converged since reunification?

Pechholdová, Markéta; Grigoriev, Pavel; Meslé, France; Vallin, Jacques (2017)

Population and Societies 544:5: 1–4

DOI: 10.3917/popsoc.544.0001

After diverging when Germany was divided into two separate states, life expectancies in the two parts of the country have converged since reunification. While eastern men have not fully caught up with their western counterparts, eastern Germany is closing the life expectancy gap thanks to improvements in the health system and changes in individual behaviours.