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).                                                             

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 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,

A very happy and healthy 2021 to you! The first issue of the Journal of Population Economics for 2021 is now available online. Issue 34(1) includes articles addressing gender, immigration, and COVID-19. The issue includes the lead article, Names and Behaviours in a War by Stěpán Juraj

2021 Kuznets Prize Awarded to Yun Qiu, Xi Chen, & Wei Shi                                     Yun Qiu (Jinan University), Xi Chen (Yale University), and Wei Shi (Jinan University) have received the 2021 Kuznets Prize for their article “Impacts of social and economic factors on the