This paper attempts to explain temporal and spatial variation of poverty rates in terms of unemployment insurance and socio-demographic factors, and test the ‘convergence hypothesis’ of the poverty ra

Wayne Sumner, University Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto. ABSTRACTFew people doubt that hate speech is capable of harming the minorities that it targets. This talk will explore the various ki

Are declining birth rates one of the biggest threats to humanity? Among others, Elon Musk and Donald Trump's vice-presidential candidate JD Vance seem to think so. But Karim Jebari disagrees. In the p, he explains why we don't need to worry so much.

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Volume: 45 issue:3, pp.244-252. doi.org/10.1177/1403494816680784 Abstract Aims:This study explored the sex-specific associations between friendship trust and the p: The findings suggest that young people do not benefit from trustful social relations to the same extent as adult populations. Young women who express impaired well-being run a greater risk of being members of networks characterized by low friendship trust over time.

Tobias Hübinette is Associate Professor in Intercultural Education and a Senior Lecturer in Intercultural Studies at Karlstad University. ABSTRACTThis presentation aims at understanding today's situati

Journal of International Migration and Integration Abstract Global evidence indicates minimal connection between immigration and crime. Nordic research, however, has  been generally carried out on indiv

Preventive Medicine ScienceDirect http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091743513003472 Abstract The article studies the relation between lifestyle and  global self-rated health in the adult

International Journal of Health Services, 47:2, pp. 298-311, doi.org/10.1177/0020731416685493 Abstract Alternate living, i.e. children living 50-50 with their parents following separation is emerging as

THIS SEMINAR HAS BEEN POSTPONED, NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED Place: Institute for Futures Studies, Holländargatan 13, Stockholm or onlineResearch seminar co-hosted with Rutgers University.ABSTRACTMore i

This paper highlights the role of tax funding of day care for children and demonstrates that the optimal income tax should face all agents with the cost of the needed day care in order to earn further