MPC

@minnpop

The Minnesota Population Center (MPC) is a University-wide interdisciplinary cooperative for demographic research. Find us at @minnpop.bsky.social

Minneapolis, MN

Joined August 2014

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MPC@minnpop · May 13

MPC Member Ragui Assaad was recently interviewed about Egypt’s National Employment Strategy. He warns measuring and addressing unemployment rates need to account both for people dropping out of the labor force and upcoming demographic changes. english.ahram.org.eg/News/545804.as…

minnpop's tweet card. Al-Ahram Weekly interviews economist Ragui Assaad about labour market trends and challenges.

MPC@minnpop · Jul 15

📣 We are seeking to fill multiple postdoctoral positions! We have funding to fill NIH T32 program-based positions. Positions start Fall 2025, but timing is flexible! We'll begin reviewing applications July 21st, 2025 - so don't wait! Apply now! pop.umn.edu/training/postd…

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MPC@minnpop · Jun 11

"We have new drugs and medical technologies that have been very, very effective and successful," [MPC Member] Wrigley-Field explains, adding, "you would hope that that would be true in 60 years of medical progress." npr.org/2025/06/06/nx-…

MPC@minnpop · Apr 15

Economic headwinds faced by millennials, the largest portion of the workforce, has lead to lower home ownership rates, less wealth, and fewer kids. Check out this interview with MPC member Janna Johnson: mprnews.org/episode/2025/0…

minnpop's tweet card. Older millennials were just entering the workforce during the 2008 Great Recession. Then came COVID-19. And millennials are once again faced with economic uncertainty at an age where they may be...

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MPC@minnpop · Apr 14

Take a listen at 12:30 pm today to @MPRnews to catch our very own Janna Johnson talking with Nina Moini about the potential impact of a 3rd economic crisis for millenials. mprnews.org

minnpop's tweet card. Minnesota's Online Source for News That Matters

MPC@minnpop · Mar 14

It’s rare for cities to have zoning rules that treat thrift stores differently from other retail, said [MPC Member] @evanrobertsnz... “Cities are generally trying to move towards a more flexible approach to regulating specific uses." startribune.com/an-arden-hills…

minnpop's tweet card. Odds and Ends Again consignment shop opened in January in a part of Arden Hills, MN, where thrift stores were banned a decade ago.

MPC@minnpop · Mar 11

Don't wait! The deadline to apply for our undergraduate and graduate, paid summer fellowship is March 16th! Please share this wonderful opportunity: isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fell…

minnpop's tweet image. Don't wait! The deadline to apply for our undergraduate and graduate, paid summer fellowship is March 16th! Please share this wonderful opportunity: isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fell…

MPC@minnpop · Feb 27

We are seeking undergrad & grad students to be part of our paid fellowship program this summer! We have a great set of projects to work on and a program designed to give you practical skills as you advance in your career. Apply by March 16th! isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fell…

minnpop's tweet image. We are seeking undergrad &amp; grad students to be part of our paid fellowship program this summer! We have a great set of projects to work on and a program designed to give you practical skills as you advance in your career. Apply by March 16th! isrdi.umn.edu/diversity-fell…

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MPC@minnpop · Feb 11

New study out today in @pnasnexus by MPC member @warre046 shows removing undocumented residents from census data used for apportionment would have had no meaningful impact on party representation in the House or the outcome of presidential elections. academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/arti…

minnpop's tweet card. Abstract. In recent years, American political figures, media pundits, and others have argued that undocumented residents in the United States should not be

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