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Kuznets Prize issued to Chunbei Wang & Le Wang for “Knot yet: Minimum marriage age law, marriage delay, and earnings”

Chunbei Wang and Le Wang of the University of Oklahoma received the 2018 Kuznets Prize for their article “Knot yet: Minimum marriage age law, marriage delay, and earnings,” which was published in the Journal of Population Economics (2017), 30(3), pp. 771-804. The annual prize ho
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February 07, 2018
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Read “The marital satisfaction of differently aged couples” for free!

Volume 31 (2) of the Journal of Population Economics features Wang-Sheng Lee and Terra McKinnish’s article “The marital satisfaction of differently aged couples”. Enjoy it for free for six weeks!
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February 06, 2018
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Journal of Population Economics 31(2) is now online!

This issue features the freely-accessible lead article “The marital satisfaction of differently aged couples” by Wang-Sheng Lee and Terra McKinnish, which explores the hypothesis that differently-aged couples are less resilient to negative shocks than couples comprised of similarly-ag
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February 06, 2018
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Volume 31, Issue 1 (Jan. 2018) now available!

The latest issue of the Journal of Population Economics has been published. The latest issue, found here, features ten articles on migration and integration, ageing, and the environment. The lead article, Education, Religion, and Voter Preference in a Muslim Country by Resul Cesur and
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November 20, 2017
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Free Access to the Lead Article “The effect of child maltreatment on illegal and problematic behaviour: new evidence on the ‘cycle of violence’ using twins data”

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
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July 30, 2017
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Issue 4/30 is now available

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
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July 30, 2017
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Impact Factor 2016 and EiC Report

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
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July 13, 2017
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Issue 3/30 is now available

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
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April 25, 2017
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Free Access to the Lead Article “Assisted reproductive technology and women’s choice to pursue professional careers”

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
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April 25, 2017
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Journal of Population Economics‘ articles very strongly represented in Springer’s Economics Stars 2017

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
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March 24, 2017
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