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Sha Jiang

Max Planck Institute for population research, Rostock, Germany and Department of Biology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
Fertility and reproduction

The kinship gap. When just a few years of difference make a difference

November 17, 2025November 17, 2025 Sha Jiang
birth rate, death rate, Family

Rapid decline in a country’s birth and death rates creates a “kinship gap”, leaving people born just years apart with vastly different family support networks. Sha Jiang discusses the ensuing … Read more

Education, work, economy (socio-economic differences)

Why delaying old-age pension claiming might not be worth the risk for everyone

September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 Sha Jiang, Wenyun Zuo, Guo Zhen and Tuljapurkar Shripad
Old age, Pensions, USA

Lifespan is uncertain, even for well-informed individuals. Sha Jiang, Wenyun Zuo, Zhen Guo and Shripad Tuljapurkar show that this irreducible demographic risk increases with delayed pension claiming and hits male … Read more

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