Research Digest

Using linked U.S. birth and infant death data with a difference-in-differences framework, the study finds that a 6-week plan in California reduced the post-neonatal mortality rate. [Feng Chen – [...]

This report exposes the dangers of a post-pandemic austerity shock, far more premature and severe than the one that followed the global financial crisis. [Isabel Ortiz and Matthew Cummings, [...]

The pandemic presents an opportunity for governments to reform existing legislation relating to flexible working and the right to disconnect. [Xi Wen Chan, Sudong Shang, Paula Brough, Adrian [...]

Growing evidence shows an association between in utero exposure to natural disasters and child behavioral problems, but we still know little about the development of specific psychopathology in [...]

The analysis reveals strongly elevated second birth rates among men and women in the managerial classes, and upward mobility after the first birth is associated with higher second birth rates, [...]

As part of the Government’s response to Race and Ethnic Disparities, the Children’s Commissioner has published this unique and comprehensive picture of family life today in the UK. [UK Children’s [...]

The odds of school success are more favorable for those from families headed by married, biological parents. In fact, family structure matters more than ever. [Nicholas Zill and Brad Wilcox [...]

Statistics Canada is presenting population projections on immigration and ethnocultural diversity in that country. READ MORE

This study investigates mental health inequalities by family type and gender during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. READ MORE

The COVID-19 pandemic drastically upended the lives of parents and children in a multitude of ways. As a result, infants and toddlers spent most of their earliest years at home, with limited [...]