Research Digest

This paper shows that the quality of the family environment (specifically, parent-child interactions) during childhood is among the most important drivers of long-term positive outcomes for [...]

While countries in western Europe experienced bounce backs from life expectancy losses of 2020, eastern Europe and the United States witnessed sustained and substantial life expectancy deficits. [...]

The results highlight important conceptual considerations about loneliness among childless, and particularly unpartnered, older adults. [Bruno Arpino, Christine A. Mair, Nekehia T. Quashie and [...]

The findings on greater increases in fathers’ than mothers’ incomes at the time of entering parenthood, as followed by postponement, may help explain why progress in achieving gender equality in [...]

Evidence and gap map that provides a visual overview of the research during the last 12 years. [UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, October 2022.] READ MORE

Neighborhood conditions and resources for children are potentially important targets for health policy aimed at improving life expectancy for socially vulnerable populations. [Kristen H. [...]

Measures put in place  posed unprecedented disruptions for youth aged 15 to 29 with the shift to virtual learning, loss of employment opportunities and the decline of mental health and [...]

The measures examined are characterized by their variety and their rapid changeability. [Ulrich Becker and Anika Seemann (Ed.) – Nomos, October 2022]. READ MORE

While efforts to introduce a new federal paid family leave program continue to stall in Congress, the number of states that have introduced their own programs climbed to 11 last year. [Joshua [...]

A declining median age at first union in the former Soviet republics before and immediately after the transition from socialism balances the impact of increased union instability.  [Sunnee [...]