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Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) @mpidr.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

#IPC2025! Workshop by @lpcalderonb.bsky.social @aasli.bsky.social & @ridhikashyap.bsky.social in Brisbane: "Demographic Microsimulation in R Using SOCSIM:Modeling Population & Kinship Dynamics." ipc2025.iussp.org/cms/wp-conte... Sign up until 06/22/25 Applicants will be notified by the end of June.

Workshop: Demographic Microsimulation in R using SOCSIM:
Modelling Population and Kinship Dynamics
Date and time: 13 July 2025, 10am-1.30pm
Location: The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Organisers: Liliana P. Calderón-Bernal – Max Planck Institute for Demographic
Research (MPIDR), Aasli Abdi Nur and Ridhi Kashyap – University of Oxford
Description
Join us for an interactive workshop on SOCSIM demographic microsimulation using the
"rsocsim" R package. SOCSIM is a powerful open-source tool for modelling individual
demographic events and producing synthetic populations with plausible age and
kinship structures, using population-level demographic rates as input. It has supported
demographic research for decades.
By simulating individual life courses that are consistent with macro-demographic rates,
microsimulation enables the study of complex demographic phenomena, such as kin
availability, kin loss, generational overlap, and the long-term effects of changing fertility
and mortality rates on kinship networks. This approach is particularly useful for studying
heterogeneous populations and understanding variation in demographic experience at
both the individual and the population levels.
In this workshop, we will cover the basics of demographic microsimulation with
SOCSIM, including the process of setting up, running, and verifying a microsimulation in
R using ‘rsocsim’ (https://github.com/MPIDR/rsocsim) and publicly available data from
the World Population Prospects (WPP) 2024. From there, you will explore how to
interpret and analyse the simulation output through practical examples of estimating
kin loss and kin availability. Whether you are new to demographic modelling or looking
to deepen your expertise, this workshop will provide valuable skills and insights for
researchers interested in studying kinship dynamics.
Requirements
- Own laptop
If you wish to attend this workshop, please fill out the online form here:
https://forms.gle/nqyKrNaXzMSEmgWf6

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Jasmin Abdel Ghany @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

More than 9,000 studies, reports, & book chapters published based on 400+ DHS surveys that were conducted in 91 countries, according to our bibliometric analysis (by @aasli.bsky.social). The termination could set the global research community back for years or even decades. osf.io/preprints/so...

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Jasmin Abdel Ghany @jasminabdelghany.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) Program was central in improving the evidence base for health policies and interventions, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Central & Southern Asia - figure by @aasli.bsky.social. Our preprint on the termination of the DHS Program: osf.io/preprints/so...

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Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, Oxford University @oxforddemsci.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

🚨 The end of an era for global health data — and a defining crossroads. In Jan 2025, the DHS Program—the backbone of health & demographic data in 90+ countries—was terminated after US aid cuts of up to 84%. Our researchers & global collaborators reflect on it in a recent pre-print🧵

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IMPRS-PHDS @imprs-phds.bsky.social · 07/12/2023

Pleasure to have inquisitive students from all over the world attending our hybrid course on Digital and Computational Demography this week, presented by our researchers @akbaritabar.bsky.social, @ezagheni.bsky.social, Tom Theile, @jiisu.bsky.social and Risto Conte Keivabu!

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