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Maternity benefits and marital stability after birth: evidence from the Soviet Baltic republics. Free access to a new article published in the Journal of Population Economics.

Maternity benefits decrease divorce within the first year after birth. Brainerd, E., Malkova, O.: Maternity benefits and marital stability after birth: evidence from the Soviet Baltic republics. Journal of Population Economics (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00958-w Free to read: https://rdcu.be/dgKqX JOPE has CiteScore 9.2 MORE … Continue reading

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Changes in parental gender preference in the USA: evidence from 1850 to 2019. Free access to a new article published in the Journal of Population Economics.

The paper finds a preference for having a mix of genders with only a small preference for sons.  Jones, T.R., Millington, M.J. & Price, J. Changes in parental gender preference in the USA: evidence from 1850 to 2019. Journal of Population … Continue reading

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EBES 44 Istanbul, July 6-8, 2023. Conference Report. Keun Lee received distinguished EBES Fellow Award.

On July 6, 2o23, Keun Lee, Seoul National University, and Editor, Research Policy, received the distinguished EBES Fellow Award 2023 and provided a speech on Schumpeterian Economics and Catch up by Latecomers. Left: Panel session with Dorothea Schäfer, Klaus F. … Continue reading

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Can conflict affect individuals’ preferences for income redistribution? A new paper published.

Residing in war-affected regions increases individuals’ support for income redistribution. Shai, O. Can conflict affect individuals’ preferences for income redistribution?. J Popul Econ (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00148-023-00963-z Free to read: https://rdcu.be/dfyF1 JOPE has CiteScore 9.2 (2022) MORE Info & Impact Factor 4.7 (2021) Vol. … Continue reading

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CNKI Lecture on Social Identity and the Chinese Labor Market on June 20, 2023 by Klaus F. Zimmermann.

The lecture is given on 20 June 2023, 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm (Berlin time) and 8:00 pm – 9:15 pm (Beijing time). Ends;

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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