Category Archives: Research

The paper finds evidence that sodomy law repeals in the US led to a decline in the number of arrests for disorderly conduct, prostitution, and other sex offenses. Ciacci, R., Sansone, D. The impact of sodomy law repeals on crime. Journal … Continue reading →

The paper finds evidence that children of young mothers are shorter for their age, with stronger effects for girls of very young mothers. There is also some evidence suggesting that children of very young mothers perform worse in math. Perez-Alvarez, … Continue reading →

The paper studies the ineffectiveness of the policy in curtailing unauthorized migration and its humanitarian consequences. Amuedo-Dorantes, C., Bucheli, J.R.: Implications of restrictive asylum policies: evidence from metering along the U.S.-Mexico Border. Journal of Population Economics (March 2023). Free to read: … Continue reading →

The paper uses an overlapping generations model to show that young agents reduce their fertility when longevity increases because they need to save more for their old age (“life-cycle effect”), and in the unexpected case, they also need to pay … Continue reading →

The paper investigates two coinciding independent developments that differ in structure and persistence: A longevity effect caused by an increasing life expectancy and a cohort effect caused by fluctuations in the size of cohorts. Schön, M.: Demographic change and the … Continue reading →

The study is one of the first to present causal evidence of the morbidity costs of fine particulates for all age cohorts in a developing country. Zhang, X., Zhang, X., Liu, Y. et al. The morbidity costs of air pollution through the … Continue reading →

The paper finds lower alcohol use during adulthood by men, and those from educated families and urban areas. Huang, C., Li, C., Liu, F. et al.: Vaccination and risky behaviors: evidence from the hepatitis B vaccination campaign in China. Journal of Population … Continue reading →

The paper finds strong impacts of gender-biased fertility strategies on education inequalities between girls and boys. Congdon Fors, H., Lindskog, A.: Son preference and education inequalities in India: the role of gender-biased fertility strategies and preferential treatment of boys.  Journal … Continue reading →

The paper shows that liquidity constraints that prevent households from buying child care generate an inefficiency and amplify gender gaps in the labour market.  Casarico, A., Del Rey, E. & Silva, J.I.: Child care costs, household liquidity constraints, and gender … Continue reading →

The paper shows that the long-run child penalty in annual earnings is 52 log points and the penalty largely depends on the reduction in weeks worked by mothers. Casarico, A., Lattanzio, S.: Behind the child penalty: understanding what contributes to … Continue reading →