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Brown, Richard; Carling, Jørgen; Fransen, Sonja; … - In: Demographic Research 31 (2014) 41, pp. 1243-1274

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Migration and union dissolution in a changing socio-economic context

Magdalena MuszyÅ„ska; Kulu, Hill - In: Demographic Research 17 (2007) 27, pp. 803-820

Previous studies show that family migration is usually to the benefit of the manâ€™s professional career and that it … examining the effect of family migration on union dissolution. We use the event-history data of two retrospective surveys from …

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High fertility Gambians in low fertility Spain

Bledsoe, Caroline H.; Houle, René; Sow, Papa - In: Demographic Research 16 (2007) 12, pp. 375-412

Based on an analysis of the Spanish census and the January 1, 2005 municipal register and on exploratory fieldwork in Catalonia, this paper combines ethnography and demography, in conjunction with current Spanish reunification law, to examine the dynamics of what appears to be high fertility...

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Family change and migration in the life course

Kulu, Hill; Milewski, Nadja - In: Demographic Research 17 (2007) 19, pp. 567-590

interrelations between the family and migration behaviour of individuals in industrialised countries. We first review the life …-course approach and previous research on the interplay between family change and migration. We then describe the contribution of the …

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Internal migration and household living conditions in Ethiopia

Mberu, Blessing - In: Demographic Research 14 (2006) 21, pp. 509-540

Using the 1998 Migration, Gender and Health Survey in Five Regions of Ethiopia, and multivariate regression techniques …, this paper examines the relationship between internal migration and household living conditions. The analysis finds … linked to migration selectivity by education and non-agricultural income. Once the independent effects of these variables are …

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Family reunification ideals and the practice of transnational reproductive life among Africans in Europe

Bledsoe, Caroline; Sow, Papa - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2008

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Self-Reported Versus Performance-Based Measures of Physical Function

Goldman, Noreen; Glei, Dana; Rosero-Bixby, Luis; Chiou, … - In: Demographic Research 30 (2014) 7, pp. 227-252

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An empirical analysis of the importance of controlling for unobserved heterogeneity when estimating the income-mortality gradient

Kalwij, Adriaan - In: Demographic Research 31 (2014) 30, pp. 913-940

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Why the racial gap in life expectancy is declining in the United States

Firebaugh, Glenn; Acciai, Francesco; Noah, Aggie J.; … - In: Demographic Research 31 (2014) 32, pp. 975-1006

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Regional mortality disparities in Germany: long-term dynamics and possible determinants

Kibele, Eva U. B.; Klüsener, Sebastian; Scholz, … - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2014

While regional mortality inequalities in Germany tend to be relatively stable in the short run, over the course of the … past century marked changes have occurred in the country’s regional mortality patterns. These changes include not only the … southern regions had the lowest. Today, this mortality pattern is reversed. In this paper, we study these long-term trends in …

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