The Lead Article of the Journal of Population Economics Issue 4 of the anniversary volume is now available online. Enjoy 6-weeks free download of the lead article: The effect of child maltreatment on illegal and problematic behaviour: new evidence on the ‘cycle of violence’ using twin

Journal of Population Economics Issue 4 of the anniversary volume 30 is now available online. We celebrate three decades of dedication in publishing outstanding theoretical and insightful applied research in all areas of population economics. Exploit the Free Download of the lead arti

The international conference of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) took place in Brussels on 13-14 July 2017,under the theme ‘Public Policy & Governance Beyond Borders’. The event is co-hosted by MGSoG/UNU-MERIT (Maastricht University, NL) and the Ma

The Journal Citation Report 2016 has been recently released and we are pleased to announce the new Impact Factor of the Journal of Population Economics: 1.136. The Journal’s Impact Factor, which increased continuously since 2008 and peaked at 1.47 in 2013, remained stable at 1.14 in 2

Journal of Population Economics Issue 3 of the anniversary volume 30 is now available online. We celebrate three decades of dedication in publishing outstanding theoretical and insightful applied research in all areas of population economics. Exploit the Free Download of the lead arti

Advances in reproductive technology have had a significant impact on women’s labor force choices. The Lead Article of the Journal of Population Economics  Issue 3 of the anniversary volume (now available online) examines the impact of assisted reproductive technology on women’s choice

by A. Constant & K. Zimmermann                              . This paper examines the migration and labour mobility in the European Union and elaborates on their importance for the existence of the EU. Against all measures of success, the current public debate seems to  suggest th

The Ecomomics Stars present the top cited, highly downloaded, and most shared journal articles published 2016 in Springer economics journals. The Journal of Population Economics has 2 articles in the top 15 articles most shared in the Social Web, 2 articles among the 15 top cited arti

by Mariacristina Piva and Marco Vivarelli                        . Using a unique firm-level database comprising the top European R&D investors over the period 2002-2013 and running LSDVC estimates, this study finds a significant labour-friendly impact of R&D expenditures. How

A substantial public debate is concerned about declining growth and secular stagnation with negative consequences for jobs and earnings. The Lead Article of the Journal of Population Economics  Issue 2 of the anniversary volume (now available online)  takes a global, long-run perspect