Puzzle Solved? The COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Fertility
When the SARS-Cov-2 pandemic was officially declared in March 2020 and the world went into lockdown, demographers and the greater public alike speculated about [...]
The Persistence of Hypergamy
“No End to Hypergamy when Considering the Full Married Population,” our new article in Population and Development Review, upends existing understandings of how marriage [...]
Women Exposed to Community Violence have Earlier Relationships and Births in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Guatemala
The transition from childhood to adulthood is a pivotal stage of human development with important consequences for the rest of people’s lives. Adverse conditions [...]
How Drought Impacts Women’s Reproductive Choices: Insights from Seventeen Countries
Drought, one of the most ubiquitous manifestations of climate change, has profound consequences on communities worldwide. In agrarian societies where people rely on agriculture [...]
As Remittances Rise Sharply, We Need to Rethink Established Concepts of Demographic Support
International financial transfers have fallen in cost and become easier to access. We argue in “Remittances-Adjusted Support Ratio,” our new Population and Development Review [...]
Societal Pessimism and the Transition to Parenthood: A Future too Bleak to have Children?
In a time marked by uncertainties, with looming economic crises, worsening climate change, and escalating social polarization, it is unsurprising that many young people [...]
The Missing Millions: Uncovering the Burden of Covid-19 Cases and Deaths in the African Region
At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts warned of catastrophic consequences for African countries. Yet African countries still appeared relatively unscathed compared to [...]
Early Childbearing and Child Marriage: An Update
Child marriage and early childbearing—marriages and births to girls below age 18—are serious threats to girls’ wellbeing everywhere. The mere existence of child marriage [...]