Monthly Archives: December 2019

How time preferences of populations vary with political regimes: The case of Germany

An article in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Population Economics reveals that former residents of the German Democratic Republic have a smaller present bias than former residents of the Federal Republic of Germany. Read more in: Time … Continue reading

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Is the rise in US inequality caused by shifts in marital preferences?

An article published in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Population Economics finds that assortative mating in education has become stronger in the United States, which has contributed to the observed rise in inequality. Read more in: The … Continue reading

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Pauvreté, Egalité, Mortalité: Comparing French and US Mortality Inequality.

Despite a measured strong cross-sectional relationship between income and health, a new article in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Population Economics finds no necessary connection between changes in income inequality and changes in health inequality. Read more … Continue reading

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Promoting Awareness: December 1, 2019 is World HIV/AIDS Day. Economic Research on the Consequences of the Disease.

The number of deaths from the HIV/AIDS pandemic continues to fall. This is particularly true in Africa with a striking example in South Africa, where new infections and deaths have both been reduced by 40 percent since 2010. However, the … Continue reading

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Can Migrant Social Networks Mitigate Mental Health Challenges in China?

A new article in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Population Economics suggests that migrant social networks in host cities mitigate adverse mental health challenges of Chinese rural-urban migrant workers. Read more in: Social networks and mental health … Continue reading

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