Elliott, James R., and Marc J. Perry Working paper no. 1996-02 Abstract The recent volatility of population redistribution trends in the U.S. continues to stimulate the demographic imagination. This research sheds new light on this subject through an examination of newly designated metro areas, which collectively constitute the largest source of national metropolitan growth in …
Rosero-Bixby, Luis, and Alberto Palloni Working paper no. 1996-19
Sims, Mario Working paper no. 1996-24 Abstract In this paper, I examine 1960 to 1980 trends in suburbanization and education segregation within the black and white populations of four U.S. metropolitan areas. This analysis provides a test of Wilson’s (1987) social isolation thesis which claims that, during the 1960s and 1970s, middle-class blacks moved out …
Fussell, M. Elizabeth, and René Zenteno Working paper no. 1997-11 Abstract In this paper we examine variation between Mexican cities in women’s labor force participation, differentiating between wage and non-wage work. In the past decade women’s employment has increased in response to household income shortages due to the economic crisis, while prior increases appeared to …
Voss, Paul, David D. Long, and Roger B. Hammer Working paper no. 1999-26 Abstract This paper introduces two new spatial interpolation techniques that utilize the network of road segments and the resulting nodes to allocate aggregated demographic characteristics from one type of geographic boundaries (i.e., the geographic hierarchy of the U.S. Census) to another (e.g. …
Hammer, Roger B., Paul Voss, and Volker C. Radeloff Working paper no. 2002-13 Abstract While ample data on demographic change in local communities spanning numerous decades are available from the decennial censuses and other sources, information on change in the geographic distribution of population within local communities is virtually nonexistent. Municipal boundary changes, which reflect …
Voss, Paul, Katherine Curtis, and Roger B. Hammer Working paper no. 2004-04 Abstract This paper consists of two parts. The first reviews the historical role that space and place has played in the discipline of demography in the United States. We argue that until approximately the middle of the 20th century nearly all of demographic …
Voss, Paul, David D. Long, Roger B. Hammer, and Samantha Friedman Working paper no. 2004-05 Abstract We apply methods of exploratory spatial data analysis (ESDA) and spatial regression analysis to examine inter-county variation in child poverty rates in the U.S. Such spatial analyses are important because regression models that exclude explicit specification of spatial effects, …
Curtis, Katherine Working paper no. 2004-12 Abstract Although the Great Plains region typically connotes population loss, there are periods in its history more accurately associated with growth. And while the Plains might be considered homogeneous, there is reason to suspect variation in patterns of population growth across the vast region. Using census data, I employ …
Iwasawa, Miho, Ryuichi Kaneko, Kenji Kamata, James Raymo, and Kimiko Tanaka Working paper no. 2010-11 Abstract The goal of this paper is to evaluate explanations for the total fertility rate (TFR) upturn in Japan after 2005. Drawing on recent research on the retreat from lowest-low fertility in European countries, we focus on diminished tempo effects, …