1. Parity-Specific Fertility and Post-Reproductive Premature Mortality: A Comparison of the German Democratic Republic and Sweden • Kieron Barclay, Stockholm University; Mara Barschkett, DIW Berlin and FU Berlin; Sebastian Kluesener , Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), Germany.

2. Mortality Evolution in Italy: The End of Regional Convergence? • Gianni Carboni , University of Sassari; Giambattista Salinari, Università degli Studi di Sassari; Gustavo De Santis, University of Florence; Federico Benassi, Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT).

3. Seasonality in Mortality and Its Impact on Life Expectancy across Europe • Isabella Marinetti , Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR); Dmitri A. Jdanov, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research / National Research University Higher School of Economics; Marília Nepomuceno, Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR).

4. Did the Number of Heat-Related Deaths Increase in Germany in the 21st Century? • Roland Rau , University of Rostock & Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research; Bernhard Koeppen, Universitaet Koblenz-Landau.

5. Does Prosperity Pay? Unraveling the Relationship Between Economic Performance and Life Expectancy across a Large Number of European Regions, 2005–2018 • Markus Sauerberg , Federal Institute for Population Research; Michael Muehlichen, Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB), Germany; Laura A Cilek, Bundesinstitut für Bevoelkerungsforschung; Florian Bonnet, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED); Ina Alliger, Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB); Carlo Giovanni Camarda, Institut National d'Études Démographiques (INED).

6. Changes in the Modal Age at Death of Ageing- and Behaviour-Related Diseases in the US: A Multiple-Cause-of-Death Approach • Jeroen Spijker , Centre d'Estudis Demogràfics (CED); Paola Vazquez-Castillo, University Of Southern Denmark.