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Category Archives: Research
Differential fertility, school enrollment, and development. A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics.
A decline in the ratio of child earnings to parental earnings or a rise in education subsidy rates can increase enrollment ratios and decrease fertility. Zhang, J., Liu, H. Differential fertility, school enrollment, and development. J Popul Econ (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00954-0 … Continue reading
Survival of the literati: Social status and reproduction in Ming–Qing China. A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics.
An empirical investigation of China between 1350 and 1920 finds a positive relationship between social status and net reproduction. Hu, S. Survival of the literati: Social status and reproduction in Ming–Qing China. Journal of Population Economics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00960-2 Free read: … Continue reading
Troubled in school: does maternal involvement matter for adolescents? A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics.
The paper finds that an increase in maternal involvement leads to a significant decrease in adolescents’ trouble in school. Norris, J., van Hasselt, M. Troubled in school: does maternal involvement matter for adolescents? Journal of Population Economics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00950-4 OPEN … Continue reading
Health and aging before and after retirement. A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics.
In support of the health deficit model, the paper finds that the health status of individuals from low- and high-status groups diverges before and after retirement. Abeliansky, A.L., Strulik, H. Health and aging before and after retirement. Journal of Population … Continue reading
CiteScore 2022 journal ranking: Journal of Population Economics ranks much higher.
Scopus has adjusted its CiteScore measure: “CiteScore 2022 counts the citations received in 2019-2022 to articles, reviews, conference papers, book chapters and data papers published in 2019-2022, and divides this by the number of publications published in 2019-2022.” It has … Continue reading
Technology and survival in preindustrial England: a Malthusian view. A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics.
The paper suggests the existence of two distinct Malthusian regimes in preindustrial England: a survival-driven regime, and a later technology-driven regime. Attar, M.A. Technology and survival in preindustrial England: a Malthusian view. Journal of Population Economics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00952-2. Free read: … Continue reading
Does asking about citizenship increase labor survey non-response? A new paper published in the Journal of Population Economics.
The paper finds that the question causes non-citizens and Hispanics to refuse to participate in the survey disproportionately. Bernhardt, R., Wunnava, P.V. Does asking about citizenship increase labor survey non-response? Journal of Population Economics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00945-1 Free read: https://rdcu.be/ddUB0 JOPE … Continue reading
The long-term effect of wartime social networks: evidence from African American Civil War veterans, 1870–1900. Just published in the Journal of Population Economics.
The paper finds that wartime social networks (veterans from the same company) persistently affected veterans’ location choices in the post-Civil War period. Zhang, B. The long-term effect of wartime social networks: evidence from African American Civil War veterans, 1870–1900. Journal … Continue reading
Conscription and educational outcomes. Just published in the Journal of Population Economics.
The paper finds that an increase (reduction) in the average length of (peacetime) army service has a positive (negative) and significant effect on men’s academic performance. Savcic, R., Theodoropoulos, N. & Xefteris, D.: Conscription and educational outcomes. Journal of Population Economics (2023). … Continue reading
Who’s afraid of immigration? The effect of economic preferences on tolerance. Just published in the Journal of Population Economics.
The paper finds that intergenerationally transmitted ancestral characteristics have a significant impact on attitudes toward immigration. Kovacic, M., Orso, C.E. Who’s afraid of immigration? The effect of economic preferences on tolerance. Journal of Population Economics (May 2023). Forthcoming issue 3/2023.OPEN ACCESS. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00947-z … Continue reading