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The Constant Gap: Parenthood Premiums in Sweden 1968–2010
in: Social ForcesAbstractWe know that parenthood has different consequences for men’s and women’s careers. Still, the research remains inconclusive on the question of whether this is mainly a conseque
Demographic Patterns from the 1960s in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal
This literature review describes the demographic development in France, Italy, Spain and Portugal from the 1960s. The general pattern is delayed transition to adulthood and first birth, decline of fer
Women's rights in democratic transitions: A global sequence analysis, 1900–2012.
European Journal of Political Research 56: 735–756. DOI: 10.1111/1475-6765.12201 Abstract What determines countries’ successful transition to democracy? This article explores the impact of granting civil
Poverty and welfare among children and their families 1968–2010
Research report 2014/2, 78 p. This report studies child poverty, and changes in such poverty both by analyzing the family economy, and directly by using surveys with children themselves. It also compar
Cognitive ability and fertility among Swedish men born 1951–1967: evidence from military conscription registers
Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 286 (1902) Abstract We examine the relationship between cognitive ability and childbearing patterns in contemporary Sweden using administrative register data. The top
Modern Vikings in the East. Sweden’s Role in 1990’s Russian Economic Reforms: Institutions, Elite Networks, and Informal Practices
What role did Swedish institutions, experts, and elites play in the economic and political development in post-Soviet Russia, with corruption, tax evasion and the emergence of the oligarchy as a result?
Parity and Mortality: An Examination of Different Explanatory Mechanisms Using Data on Biological and Adoptive Parents
European Journal of Population, Volume 35, Issue 1, pp 63–85. doi.org/10.1007/s10680-018-9469-1 Abstract A growing literature has demonstrated a relationship between parity and mortality, but the explana
The Role of Education for Intergenerational Income Mobility: A comparison of the United States, Great Britain, and Sweden
Social Forces, Volume 96, Issue 1, pp. 121–152, doi.org/10.1093/sf/sox051 Abstract Previous studies have found that intergenerational income persistence is relatively high in the United States and Brita
A Life‐Course Analysis of Geographical Distance to Siblings, Parents, and Grandparents in Sweden
Population, Space and Place, VolumLäe 23, Issue 3, e2020, doi.org/10.1002/psp.2020 Abstract This study makes a contribution to the demography and geography of kinship by studying how internal migration
Desirability of Conditionals
Synthese, Volume 193, Issue 6, pp. 1967–1981DOI: 10.1007/s11229-015-0823-0 Abstract This paper explores the different ways in which conditionals can be carriers of good and bad news. I suggest a general
