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Vegard Skirbekk

Professor, Columbia University and Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health - vegard.skirbekk(at)fhi.no
Education, work, economy (socio-economic differences)

Older workers in Latin America: better health but shorter working lives

March 9, 2021June 11, 2018 Laeticia De Souza, Bernardo L. Queiroz and Vegard Skirbekk
Americas, Health, Work

Trends in labour force participation and health status of older adults in Latin America reveal a puzzling pattern: the greatly improved health (and labour) conditions of recent years have translated … Read more

Environment and development

Lower world population growth? A matter of culture

March 3, 2021April 4, 2016 Vegard Skirbekk, Marcin Stonawski and Guido Alfani
Americas, Asia, Europe, Fertility, Mortality, Oceania

The demographic transition, i.e., the passage from the ancient to the modern demographic regime of low fertility and low mortality, can be a highly heterogeneous process, and its impact on … Read more

Health and mortality

Obesity and development – maybe a fit?

March 3, 2021December 11, 2015 Vegard Skirbekk
Education, Health, Mortality

Wikipedia informs us that “obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health, leading to … Read more

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