by A. Constant, A. Krause, U. Rinne & K. Zimmermann We analyse the reservation wages of first- and second-generation migrants, based on rich survey data of the unemployed in Germany. Our  results confirm the hypothesis that reservation wages increase over  migrant generations and over time, sugg

by M. Cervellati, U. Sunde & K. F. Zimmermann      . This paper takes a global, long-run perspective on the recent debate about secular stagnation, which has so far mainly focused on the short term. The analysis is motivated by observing the interplay between the economic and demographic transit

by A. Constant and K.F. Zimmermann                     . Purpose: Introduce a new field and suggest a new research agenda. Findings: Diaspora economics is more than a new word for migration  economics. It opens a new strand to political economy. Diaspora is  perceived to be a well-defined group of m

Happy 2021! The Journal of Population Economics is very pleased to announce that Professor Grégory Ponthière has joined the Journal as an editor, replacing recently-retired, long-serving editor Alessandro Cigno.   Grégory Ponthière is a Professor of Economics and Philosophy at th

The Journal of Population Economics invites you to join a special webinar on 19 November, 2020. The webinar runs from 14:00-17:00 (CET) and highlights recent contributions to the Journal, including the lead article of issue 34(1) “Names and behaviours in a war“, the Kuznet

The Journal of Population Economics has recently grown in the rankings, with it’s impact factor rising from 1.26 in 2018 to 1.84 in 2019! The five-year impact factor also rose to 2.353, signaling an increase in the visibility and readership of the Journal. More information on th

2021 Kuznets Prize Awarded to Yun Qiu, Xi Chen, & Wei Shi                                     Yun Qiu (Jinan University), Xi Chen (Yale University), and Wei Shi (Jinan University) have received the 2021 Kuznets Prize for their article “Impacts of social and economic factors on the

In light of the ongoing fight against the spread of COVID-19, the Journal of Population Economics is pleased to be able to offer insight into the factors that affect the transmission of the virus in different country contexts. In issue 33(4), authors Yun Qiu, Xi Chen, and Wei Shi prov

The Journal of Population Economics is very fortunate to welcome Prof. Terra McKinnish as an editor. Prof. McKinnish is a Professor of Economics and Faculty Associate of the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she is also the Director of the Ce