by C. Giulietti, E. Rettore & S. Tonini             . Understanding the formation of trust at the individual level is a key  issue given the impact that it has been recognised to have on economic development. Theoretical work highlights the role of the transmission of  values such as trust from

by L. Mbaye & K.F. Zimmermann                            .   This paper reviews the effect of natural disasters on human mobility or  migration. Although there is an increase of natural disasters and  migration recently and more patterns to observe, the relationship  remains complex.       

by A. Akay, O. Bargain & K. Zimmermann                . This paper examines whether the subjective well-being of migrants is responsive to fluctuations in macroeconomic conditions in their country of origin. Using the German Socio-Economic Panel for the years 1984 to 2009 and macroeconomic varia

The final issue of the Journal of Population Economics has been published and is available online here! Issue 33(4) features a range of articles on topics related to the spread of COVID-19, fertility, education, and migration. The open-access, lead article “Impacts of social and

2020 Kuznets Prize Awarded to Gautam Hazarika, Chandan Kumar Jha & Sudipta Sarangi         Gautam Hazarika (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Chandan Kumar Jha (Le Moyne College, Madden School of Business), and Sudipta Sarangi (Virginia Tech) will receive

Every year, the Journal of Population Economics reports on its yearly performance metrics in the Editor-in-Chief report. In this report, editor-in-chief Klaus Zimmermann reflects on publication trends in the past year. The 2019 report, which provides insight into the 2018 calendar yea

Issue 33(2) of the Journal of Population Economics is now available. The 10 contributions in this issue explore topics related to family decisions and risk sharing, child education, and retirement. The lead article, “The effects of patents on the transition from stagnation to growth”

The first issue of the Journal of Population Economics of 2020 is now available online. Issue 33(1) contains 10 contributions addressing themes such as migration, inequality, and preferences. The lead article, “Hate at first sight? Dynamic aspects of the electoral impact of migration:

The lead article of issue 32(4), “Ancestral ecological endowments and missing women”, is now available online and available freely for download for a short period of time. You can access and share the article here.