Exploring the pathways to longevity: biodemographic, familial and socioeconomic influences on later-life mortality • Valérie Jarry, Université de Montréal ; Alain Gagnon, Université de Montréal ; Robert R. Bourbeau, Université de Montréal

Widowhood and bereavement among the Swiss elderly. Exploring the associations in the causes of death • Michel Oris, Université de Genève ; Jonathan Zufferey, Université de Genève ; Reto Schumacher, Université de Genève

Does family size affect the mortality risk? Evidence from Swedish registers • Anna Baranowska-Rataj, Umeå University ; Kieron Barclay, Stockholm University ; Martin Kolk, Stockholm University

Multigenerational effects of age at reproduction on longevity. Does grandparental age matter? • Marianne Caron, Université de Montréal ; Valérie Jarry, Université de Montréal ; Alain Gagnon, Université de Montréal

Effects of kin and birth order on male child mortality: an East Asian comparison of three historical populations • Hao Dong, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ; Satomi Kurosu, Reitaku University ; Wen-shan Yang, Academia Sinica ; James Z. Lee, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology