Category Archives: Research

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 →

A new GLO Discussion Paper finds that cognitive misperception poses great challenges to chronic disease management. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1239, 2023 Cognitive Misperception and Chronic Disease Awareness: Evidence from Blood Biomarker Data – Download PDFby Lin, Zhuoer & Fu, Mingqi & Chen, … Continue reading →