by A. Brown & K. Zimmermann                                 . The Journal of Population Economics is celebrating its thirtieth  birthday. When the first issue was published, population economics was  non-existent as a field. Hence, the aim has been to provide a high  quality outlet to publishing

by L. Zhao, F. Wang & Z. Zhao                                 . This paper exploits a quasi-natural experiment-the U.S. granting of  Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) to China after China’s accession  to the World Trade Organization-to examine whether trade liberalisation affects the

by A. Constant, T. García-Muñoz, S. Neuman & T. Neuman                                                                       . Previous literature in a variety of countries has documented a “healthy immigrant effect” (HIE).                                                             

2020 Kuznets Prize Awarded to Gautam Hazarika, Chandan Kumar Jha & Sudipta Sarangi         Gautam Hazarika (University of Texas Rio Grande Valley), Chandan Kumar Jha (Le Moyne College, Madden School of Business), and Sudipta Sarangi (Virginia Tech) will receive

Every year, the Journal of Population Economics reports on its yearly performance metrics in the Editor-in-Chief report. In this report, editor-in-chief Klaus Zimmermann reflects on publication trends in the past year. The 2019 report, which provides insight into the 2018 calendar yea

The Journal of Population Economics is extremely happy to announce the appointment of Dr. Madeline Zavodny as a managing editor of the Journal.   Dr. Zavodny is a Professor of Economics at the University of North Florida. Her research concentrates on economic issues related to im

In light of the ongoing fight against the spread of COVID-19, the Journal of Population Economics is pleased to be able to offer insight into the factors that affect the transmission of the virus in different country contexts. In issue 33(4), authors Yun Qiu, Xi Chen, and Wei Shi prov

The Journal of Population Economics is very fortunate to welcome Prof. Terra McKinnish as an editor. Prof. McKinnish is a Professor of Economics and Faculty Associate of the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she is also the Director of the Ce

Issue 33(2) of the Journal of Population Economics is now available. The 10 contributions in this issue explore topics related to family decisions and risk sharing, child education, and retirement. The lead article, “The effects of patents on the transition from stagnation to growth”