What are the economic consequences to U.S. natives of the growing diversity of American cities? Is their productivity or utility affected by cultural diversity as measured by diversity of countries of birth of U.S. residents? We document in this paper a very robust correlation: US-born citizens...

In this paper, we use provincial panel data on China for the 2002-19 period to conduct a spatial autocorrelation analysis of household saving rates as well as a dynamic panel analysis of the determinants of household saving rates using a spatial Durbin model. To summarize our main findings, we...

This paper offers new causal evidence on how the timing of prenatal temperature shocksaffects fetal health, sex ratio at birth, and infant mortality. Analyzing data on nearly 2million live births from sub-Saharan African countries and exploiting exogenous spatialand temporal variation in monthly...

In this paper, we use provincial panel data on China for the 2002-19 period to conduct a spatial autocorrelation analysis of household saving rates as well as a dynamic panel analysis of the determinants of household saving rates using a spatial Durbin model. To summarize our main findings, we...

Modern economic growth is featured by rapid structural changes. In most of the industrialized countries, rising service sector is accompanied by aging population. While the young generation are more mobile and supply labor to the rising service sector, middle-aged also provide savings/capital to...

The results of China’s recent census, which showed a continued slowing in population growth triggered much discussion of the implications for China’s economic growth potential and knock-on implications for debt sustainability. Demographic projections show a rapidly aging population, implying...

In hundreds of communities across northern New England, the population is aging rapidly and becoming smaller. The entire country is aging, but northern New England stands out: Among the populations of all US states, those of Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont have the top-three highest median...

This EBOT explores demographic trends in the automotive manufacturing workforce. While women are underrepresented in the industry, Black workers are represented at a higher level relative to total labor force participation. Both Black and female employment in the automotive industry increased as...

This paper presents new evidence on how demography affects democratic attitudes in Western democracies. Using individual survey responses, the empirical analysis disentangles age from cohort patterns and other contemporaneous economic and political influences that shape democratic attitudes. The...