The subnational Human Development Index: details on inequality
L’indice de développement humain infranational: détails sur les inégalités
Iñaki Permanyer, Jeroen Smits
Studies on the distribution of human development across the globe tend to omit the variations that exist within countries. Iñaki Permanyer and Jeroen Smits fill this gap by developing a sub-national version of the well-known Human Development Index across all world countries.
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Education and sexually transmitted infections among Malawian adolescents
Niveau d’instruction et infections sexuellement transmissibles chez les adolescent(e)s au Malawi
Barbara S. Mensch, Monica Grant, Erica Erica Soler-Hampejsek
Barbara S. Mensch, Monica Grant and Erica Soler-Hampejsek estimate the effect of enrolment, grade attainment, and skills on herpes and HIV among Malawian adolescents.
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More siblings, less wealth in today’s Germany
Plus de frères et sœurs signifie moins de fortune personnelle en Allemagne aujourd’hui
Philipp M. Lersch
Philipp M. Lersch studies the relationship between people’s number of siblings and their economic wealth in Germany. He finds that additional siblings reduce wealth by about 38%.
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Accounting for diffusion, broader family planning program effects found in Nigeria
Une efficacité plus large du programme de planification familiale au Nigeria, grâce à la diffusion
David K. Guilkey, Lisa M. Calhoun, Ilene S. Speizer
Few investigators examine program diffusion because they lack data from outside the intervention areas. Using data collected from state-level surveys,
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Comparing mortality variability between the United States and peer countries
Comparaison de la variabilité de la mortalité entre les États-Unis et les autres pays de l’OCDE
Justin M. Vinneau, Richard Rogers, Robert A. Hummer, Elizabeth M. Lawrence
Compared to other high-income countries, the United States has lower life expectancy and greater age-specific mortality variability, due in part to a higher concentration of deaths at young ages.
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The spatial integration of immigrants in Europe
L’intégration spatiale des immigrés en Europe
Daniel T. Lichter, Domenico Parisi, Shrinidhi Ambinakudige
Working on 1,396 sub-regional areal units, Daniel T. Lichter, Domenico Parisi, and Shrinidhi Ambinakudige show that in almost all European countries, immigrants from outside Europe are less spatially integrated with the native population
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Frontline workers in the U.S.: race, ethnicity, and gender
Les travailleurs de première ligne aux États-Unis : race, origine ethnique et sexe
Lily Casura, Ricardo Lowe, Jr, Cristina Martinez, Sarah Serpas, Victoria Castellanos, Joachim Singelmann
Lily Casura, Ricardo Lowe, Jr., Cristina Martinez, Sarah Serpas, Victoria Castellanos, and Joachim Singelmann examine the sociodemographic characteristics of frontline workers in the United States in terms of race/ethnicity, sex, and income.
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Does information change attitudes toward immigrants?
L’information change-t-elle la perception des immigrés ?
Alexis Grigorieff, Christopher Roth, Diego Ubfal
Alexis Grigorieff, Christopher Roth and Diego Ubfal estimate the effect of providing information about the size and characteristics of the immigrant group on attitudes toward immigrants in the United States.
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