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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Is support between parents and adult children reciprocal?
Le soutien entre parents et enfants adultes est-il réciproque ?
Hans Hämäläinen, Bruno Arpino
Hans Hämäläinen and Bruno Arpino investigate short-term reciprocity of intergenerational support from the viewpoint of adult children. They consider multiple forms of support and examine whether previously received support from parents is associated with support provided to parents later.
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Putting mobile phones in women’s hands spurs sustainable development
L’accès au téléphone portable pour les femmes favorise le développement durable
Francesco Billari, Ridhi Kashyap, Luca Maria Pesando, Valentina Rotondi, Jenny Trinitapoli
For billions of people, mobile phones provide a means to communicate effectively, to obtain information, and to access vital services for health, education, society, and the economy.
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Opposites attract. Unions between majority natives and marriage migrants in Sweden
L’attraction des opposés. Mariages entre Suédois(es) et personnes qui migrent en Suède pour se marier
Annika Elwert
Marriage with the prospect of migration may lead to new patterns of union formation in globalized marriage markets. Annika Elwert looks at characteristics and marriage patterns of majority natives who are in unions with immigrants who
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More children linked to lower mortality in contemporary Norway, with exceptions
Une mortalité qui diminue en fonction du nombre d’enfants dans la Norvège contemporaine, à quelques exceptions près
Øystein Kravdal
In Norway, as the number of children increases, mortality generally falls or remains almost constant. However, Øystein Kravdal notes an exception when it comes to cardiovascular disease mortality:
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The child health benefits of parents’ education in diverse African families
Bénéfices de l’éducation des parents sur la santé des enfants dans diverses familles africaines
Emily Smith-Greenaway
Does union status affect the intergenerational transmission of advantage? Using data from 30 African countries, Emily Smith-Greenaway examines whether the health advantages associated with parents’ education are comparable for children
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