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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
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
African American Northward Migration: How much is intergenerational altruism?
A new article in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Population Economics suggests that intergenerational altruism explains between 24% and 42% of the African American Great Migration. Read more in: Intergenerational altruism in the migration decision calculus: evidence … Continue reading
Can development reduce asylum migration, and is foreign aid a useful instrument?
A new article in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Population Economics suggests that foreign aid may reduce asylum inflows from poor countries in the short run, but inflows from less poor economies show a positive but weak … Continue reading
How long does it last? Brexit, voting and hate against foreigners.
Are new immigrants causing persistent voting effects? The lead article in the January 2020 issue of the Journal of Population Economics suggests that the voting effects are short-term only. Read more in: Read for free the Lead Article of issue … Continue reading
Call for contributions: 31th EBES Conference in Warsaw/Poland, April 15-17, 2020.
Interested researchers are invited to submit their abstracts or papers for presentation consideration at the 31st EBES Conference – Warsaw, which will take place on April 15-17, 2020 hosted by the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw, Warsaw/Poland, with … Continue reading
Weihnachtsmarkt Bonn 2019. Bonn Christmas Market 2019.
On November 23, 2019 with “magic” Beethoven at the Bonn Christmas Market (Bonner Weihnachtsmarkt). Ends;
Analyzing the nativity wealth gap in Europe. Article published OPEN ACCESS in the Journal of Population Economics.
The article studies the migrant-native differences in wealth among older households in Europe which is significant and to the advantage of the natives. The importance of origin country, age at migration, and citizenship status in reducing the gap is shown. … Continue reading
How parents respond to their children’s revealed human capital: Now published in the Journal of Population Economics.
The article finds that parents compensate disadvantaged children with greater cognitive resources using data from primary school-aged Ethiopian siblings. Read more in: Reinforcement or compensation? Parental responses to children’s revealed human capital levels Wei Fan & Catherine Porter » Abstract » Full text … Continue reading
How to explain the gender pay gap in the United States?
Gender pay gaps are still of much concern, in particular in the United States. A paper published in the Journal of Population Economics adds to our understanding how the gender gap is shaped by multiple different forces such as parenthood, … Continue reading