Why Do We Make Bad Decisions? Findings From a New Science
This e-newsletter is the ninth in a series funded by the University of Michigan Demography Center.
Region: Global
PRB Discuss Online: Gender Equality and the Family
(November 2007) The gender revolution in the public sphere has continued apace throughout the industrialized world. Women are leading countries and holding prestigious positions in government, business, and academia.
Report. Addressing Population in Poverty Reduction Strategies
(2007) Poverty reduction strategies form the basis of World Bank and International Monetary Fund assistance in the poorest developing countries.
Today’s Research on Aging, Issue 9: Why Do We Make Bad Decisions? Findings From a New Science
(2007) We all make bad decisions from time to time, decisions that diminish our well-being either right away or years later.
Integrating Population, Health, and Environment in Ethiopia
(2007) This policy brief, Integrating Population, Health, and Environment in Ethiopia, is based on the Ethiopia PHE assessment written by Dessalegn Rahmato, Yeraswork Admassie, and Yared Mekonnen in 2007.
Today’s Research on Aging, Issue 8: Underweight, Undernutrition, and the Aging
(2007) Considerable research has focused on the growing worldwide pandemic of obesity, including obesity among the elderly
(Andreyeva et al. 2005; Jenkins 2004; Jenkins, Johnson, and Ofstedal 2007; Popkin 2006; Popkin 2007).
Powerful Partners: Adolescent Girls’ Education and Delayed Childbearing
(2007) More-educated women have fewer children. This seemingly straightforward relationship is actually complex, and the benefits associated with different levels of education can vary considerably by setting.
Report. Is India’s Population Heading Toward 2 Billion?
(2007) Will India be the first—possibly the only—country ever to have 2 billion people? The Population Reference Bureau tackled this question in a new projection series release this month.
Today’s Research on Aging, Issue 7: Trends in Disability at Older Ages
(2007) The number of people with disabilities and in need of long-term care is expected to grow dramatically as baby boomers reach retirement age and beyond. Currently, the risk of having a disability accelerates after age 80.
Report. Powerful Partners: Adolescent Girls’ Education and Delayed Childbearing
(2007) More-educated women have fewer children. This seemingly straightforward relationship is actually complex, and the benefits associated with different levels of education can vary considerably by setting.