In the early 2000s there were around 40,000 intercountry child adoptions worldwide, most of them concentrated in a few countries of origin (China and Russia) and a handful of receiving countries (headed by the United States). Between 2004 and 2013, the number fell by two-thirds in France and...

Il y a dix ans on comptait environ 40 000 adoptions internationales de mineurs dans le monde, très concentrées dans quelques pays d’origine (Chine et Russie) et quelques pays d’accueil (en premier lieu les États-Unis). Entre 2004 et 2013, le nombre d’adoptions internationales de mineurs...

We theorize how social policy affects marital stability vis-à-vis macro and micro effects of wives' employment on divorce risk in 11 Western countries. Correlations among 1990s aggregate data on marriage, divorce, and wives' employment rates, along with attitudinal and social policy...

We theorize how social policy affects marital stability vis-à-vis macro and micro effects of wives' employment on divorce risk in 11 Western countries. Correlations among 1990s aggregate data on marriage, divorce, and wives' employment rates, along with attitudinal and social policy...

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the determinants of breakaway success in road cycling races. Design/methodology/approach: Descriptive statistics were computed, and a logit model of breakaway success was estimated based on a new kind of statistical data describing the...