by Z. Qu & Z. Zhao                                                     . The paper studies the levels and changes in wage inequality among Chinese rural-urban migrants during 2002-2007. Using data from two waves  of national household surveys, we find that wage inequality among  migrants decreas

by M. Kahanec & K. Zimmermann This paper summarises key results from our research about  post-enlargement mobility in the EU. We clarify its scope, composition  and effects; labour market situation of mobile workers; the role of  labour mobility as a vehicle of economic stabilisation; as well as

by Amelie F. Constant and Klaus F. Zimmermann    . While Europe feels inundated by the 2015 refugee waves, the policy responses of the European Union and its member countries exhibit signs of helplessness. The Dublin system assigning responsibility to the country of first-entry has failed. Identifyi

The Journal of Population Economics is happy to announce a webinar on January 28, 2021 from 16:00-18:00 CET (Maastricht/Dutch time) to present highlights from the newly published issue 34(2)/2021. The event is supported by GLO and hosted by UNU-MERIT via Zoom. Alessio J. Brown (Co-Dir

Happy 2021! The Journal of Population Economics is very pleased to announce that Professor Grégory Ponthière has joined the Journal as an editor, replacing recently-retired, long-serving editor Alessandro Cigno.   Grégory Ponthière is a Professor of Economics and Philosophy at th

The Journal of Population Economics invites you to join a special webinar on 19 November, 2020. The webinar runs from 14:00-17:00 (CET) and highlights recent contributions to the Journal, including the lead article of issue 34(1) “Names and behaviours in a war“, the Kuznet

The next Journal of Population Economics webinar will be held Thursday, 27 May from 16:00-18:00 CEST. This webinar highlights some of the research published in issue 34(3), which can be read online here. Attendance to the Zoom webinar is open via this link: https://maastrichtuniversit

The July edition of the Journal of Population Economics is now out and can be read here. This issue features ten contributions relating to COVID-19, gender in labour markets, the intended and unintended health impacts of policy, and industrialisation and growth. The lead article of is

The Journal of Population Economics is fast growing, with the number of submissions rising from to just over 600 in 2019 to 871 in 2020! The growing number of high-quality submissions is also reflected in the Journal‘s strong impact factor, which is now 1.84. Over the last year,