Average length of life spent childless. Cross-sectionally speaking
In addition to the commonly used fertility measures, Ryohei Mogi, Jessica Nisén, and Vladimir Canudas-Romo suggest an alternative approach to the study of first birth behaviour, focusing on how long women ... Read more
The transition to late adulthood: past adversities increase frailty
Health deteriorates with age, and it can be further worsened by adversities experienced during early adulthood and middle age. On SHARE data, Francesca Zanasi, Gustavo De Santis and Elena Pirani measure ... Read more
Missing boys in sub-Saharan Africa due to high rates of foetal loss
The ratio of males to females at birth is consistently lower in sub-Saharan Africa than in other regions of the world. Anne Morse and Nancy Luke suggest that this pattern may be ... Read more
The motherhood earnings penalty reconsidered: a gap or a gradient?
Examining the long-term consequences of the family life course for women’s earnings in 22 European countries, Joanne S. Muller, Nicole Hiekel & Aart C. Liefbroer find no earnings gap between mothers ... Read more
It all depends on how you do it. Health effects of leaving the labour market
Relying on data from the longitudinal Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (2004-2015), and adopting a propensity score matching approach, Elena Pirani, Gustavo De Santis and Francesca Zanasi ... Read more
International migrants in Sweden, over-coverage, and mortality
The apparent lower mortality of international migrants has sometimes been questioned, because data quality may be a serious issue in this case. However, deeper investigation into the matter by Matthew ... Read more
Did you know?
Most international migrants originate from middle-income countries. In 2020, nearly 177 million international migrants, about 63 per cent of the total, came from a middle-income country. The number of migrants originating from low-income countries, while small compared to other income groups, grew rapidly between 2000 and 2020. Much of this increase was driven by humanitarian crises.
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