Dr Hilke Brockmann

Professor of Sociology

Jacobs University

Dr Hilke Brockmann is a professor of sociology at Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany and a visiting fellow at the European University Institute, Florence. Her research focuses on the causes and consequences of population aging and of subjective well-being. Dr Brockmann has worked on many quantitative projects related to well-being, including the effects on well-being of women’s and mother's economic empowerment, migration, and prolongation of life. 

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