This article addresses the matter of “urban spillover” in rural population development, i.e. how urban localities tend to push a ring of diffuse urban growth outwards as they expand in area. The data

This study investigates how stabile the ranking system of Swedish universities is in relation to future incomes of their alumni. Amongst the findings, the ranking of colleges varies both across method

Demography journal Abstract A large body of research has found an association between short birth intervals and the risk of infant mortality in developing countries, but recent work on other perinatal o

Current research in ecological and social psychology, vol 3 Abstract The tightness of a society is defined as the strength of social norms and the degree of sanctioning within the society. However, a so

Plos Gloal Public Health Abstract Strict norms about hygiene may sometimes have health benefits but may also be a burden. Based on research in the United States, it has been suggested that women traditi

European Sociological Review June 22, 2011. European Sociological Review, Vol 29 (2013) pp 155–167. DOI:10.1093/esr/jcr046, available online at www.esr.oxfordjournals.org Abstract Using data from the Europ

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

Stockholm Research Reports in Demography no. 2020:52 AbstractThe world is rapidly converging towards lower fertility: in 2020, countries with a total fertility rate of less than 2.25 will encompass mor

Within which occupations is discrimination of applicants by ethnicity more common? We examine differences in discrimination and seek knowledge about what mechanisms lie behind this.

This project's highly international and interdisciplinary collaboration will create synergies and develop important means to tackle climate change.