Nobles, Jenna Working paper no. 2010-15 Abstract Despite many changing demographic processes in Mexico—declining adult mortality, rising divorce, and rising nonmarital fertility—children’s family structure has been most affected by rising migration rates. Data from five …
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Maternal and Infant Health of the Mexican-Origin Population in the United States: The Role of Acculturation, Duration, and Selection
Ceballos, Miguel, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2010-16 Abstract A significant body of research on minority health shows that while Hispanic immigrants experience unexpectedly favorable outcomes in maternal and infant health, their advantage deteriorates …
Selective Return Migration and the Maternal and Infant Health of the Mexican-Origin Population in the United States: A Sibling Analysis
Ceballos, Miguel, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 2010-17 Abstract A significant body of research on minority health shows that while Hispanic immigrants experience unexpectedly favorable outcomes in maternal and infant health, their advantage deteriorates …
Age, Sex, and Race Effects in Anchoring Vignette Studies: Methodological and Empirical Contributions
Grol-Prokopczyk, Hanna Working paper no. 2010-18 Abstract In the past decade, anchoring vignettes have become an increasingly popular tool for identifying and correcting for group differences in use of subjective ordered response categories. However, existing …
U.S. Return Migration and the Decline in Southern Black Disadvantage, 1970-2000
Curtis, Katherine Working paper no. 2011-02 Abstract Objective. This study investigates how the Return Migration altered racial inequality in poverty in the American South. Methods. I disaggregate southern poverty into its separate constituents using household data from …
Racial Inequality in Southern Poverty, 1970-2000: Compositional and Spatial Dynamics of Black Return Migration
Curtis, Katherine, and Jack DeWaard Working paper no. 2011-03 Abstract This research examines how black return migration shaped racial inequality in local-area poverty in the U.S. South. Using census data for 1970 and 2000, we …
Agrarian Change and Population Growth in Late Colonial Spanish America: The Case of Puerto Rico, 1765-1815
Scarano, Francisco A., and Katherine Curtis Working paper no. 2011-04
The Permanence of International Migration: A Multistate Analysis of European Flows, 2002-2007
DeWaard, Jack, and James Raymer Working paper no. 2011-05 Abstract Descriptive studies of international migration typically rely on measures of migrant stocks and rates to assess migration patterns. In this paper, we propose a third …
Identity Salience and Involvement among Resident and Nonresident Fathers
Goldberg, Julia S. Working paper no. 2011-06 Abstract The literature on father involvement suggests that the value men ascribe to the father role is important for understanding their involvement with their children, yet this theory …
Obesity and the Updating of Survival Expectations
Novak, Beatriz Working paper no. 2011-07 Abstract The causes and consequences of the increasing trend in obesity prevalence observed worldwide have been a subject of interest of researchers, health agencies, and policy makers. The general public …