Research Briefs and Occasional Papers by Topic
This page lists research briefs and occasional papers by topic. You may view them chronologically.
Topics:
- Demographic Behaviour and Population Change
- Labor Markets
- Family and Child Well-Being
- Social Welfare Policy
- Population Aging
- Economic Development
- Human Capital Investments
- Population Health
Demographic Behavior and Population Change
America Becoming: The Growing Complexity of America's Racial Mosaic — 2001
Beyond the Numbers: How Americans View Global Population Issues — 2000
Contraception and Fertility in Zimbabwe: Family Planning Services and Education Make a Difference — 1997
Demographic Trends Foreshadow Major Economic and Social Challenges — 2001
Demographics and the Changing National Security Environment — 2000
Dire Demographic Trends Cast A Shadow on Russia's Future — 2001
Do Immigrant Children Use Medicaid Differently? — 2000
Do Public Attitudes Toward Abortion Influence Attitudes Toward Family Planning? Findings from a Survey of Americans — 2000
Effects of the Indonesian Crisis: Evidence from the Indonesian Family Life Survey — 1999
Family Planning in Developing Countries: An Unfinished Success Story — 1998
Family Planning Services Limit Abortion: Evidence from Bangaladesh — 2000
Global Shifts in Population: The Coming Pressures of Immigration — 2000
Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren: What Do We Know? — 2000
"Grow Old Along with Me": Reaping the Marriage Benefit — 1996
Helping Out and Paying Back: How Families Support the Elderly — 1998
How Economic Opportunities and Family-Planning Programs Control Population Growth — 1995
Improvements in Contraception Are Reducing Historically High Abortion Rates in Russia — 2001
International Family Planning: A Success Story So Far — 1998
Job Continuity Among New Mothers — 2000
Opinions that Count: How Swing Voters in Congress View Global Population Issues — 2000
Population and Environment: A Complex Relationship — 2000
Population Growth in Egypt: A Continuing Policy Challenge — 2000
Preparing for an Aging World — 2001
Russia's Demographic 'Crisis': How Real Is It? — 1997
Russia's Mortality Crisis: Drinking, Disease, and Deteriorating Health Care — 2001
Solving the Family-Support Puzzle — 1995
"Time Out" for New Mothers: Some Issues for Maternity-Leave Policy — 1995
U.S. Abortion Policy and Fertility — 2000
The Unmet Need for Contraception in Developing Countries — 1998
Why the United States Should Fund International Demographic Research — 2001
Labor Markets
Managing Diversity in Corporate America: An Exploratory Analysis — Jan. 22, 2008
Measuring the Use of Women-Owned Small Businesses in Federal Contracting — 2007
A Decade of Welfare Reform: What We've Learned About Welfare Usage and Economic Outcomes — 2002
Job Continuity Among New Mothers — 2000
"Time Out" for New Mothers: Some Issues for Maternity-Leave Policy — 1995
Family and Child Well-Being
Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions — 2001
Balancing Act: How Retired Couples Allocate Resources in the Face of Illness and Death — 1998
The Changing Economic Circumstances of the Elderly: Income, Wealth, and Social Security— 1997
Policy Brief No. 8/1997, Syracuse: Syracuse University Center for Policy Research
A Decade of Welfare Reform: What We've Learned About Welfare Usage and Economic Outcomes — 2002
Do Immigrant Children Use Medicaid Differently? — 2000
Early Childhood Interventions: Benefits, Costs, and Savings — 1998
The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for Orange County — 2005
The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for the Bay Area Region — 2005
The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for the Central Coast Region — 2005
The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for the Inland Empire Region — 2005
The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for Los Angeles County — 2005
The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for San Diego County — 2005
The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for the Central Valley Region — 2005
The Effects of a Universal Preschool Program in California: Estimates for the Capital Region — 2005
Evaluating After-School Care — 2001
Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren: What Do We Know? — 2000
"Grow Old Along with Me": Reaping the Marriage Benefit — 1996
Health, Marriage, and Longer Life for Men — 1998
Solving the Family-Support Puzzle — 1995
U.S. Abortion Policy and Fertility — 2000
Social Welfare Policy
A Decade of Welfare Reform: What We've Learned About Child Well-Being — 2002
A Decade of Welfare Reform: What We've Learned About Welfare Usage and Economic Outcomes — 2002
Do Immigrant Children Use Medicaid Differently? — 2000
Government Policy and the Cost and Quality of Nursing Homes — 1996
How Goes CalWORKs?: Emerging Implementation Issues — 1999
Implementing CalWORKs: The Problem of Noncompliance — 2000
Implementing CalWORKs: The Timing of Job Club — 2000
Implementing CaLWORKS: The Need for Added Capacity — 2000
Population Aging
Balancing Act: How Retired Couples Allocate Resources in the Face of Illness and Death — 1998
The Changing Economic Circumstances of the Elderly: Income, Wealth, and Social Security— 1997
Policy Brief No. 8/1997, Syracuse: Syracuse University Center for Policy Research
Family Planning Services Limit Abortion: Evidence from Bangaladesh — 2000
Government Policy and the Cost and Quality of Nursing Homes — 1996
"Grow Old Along with Me": Reaping the Marriage Benefit — 1996
Health, Marriage, and Longer Life for Men — 1998
Helping Out and Paying Back: How Families Support the Elderly — 1998
Preparing for an Aging World — 2001
Prescription Drugs and the Elderly: Policy Implications of Medicare Coverage — 1999
The Relationship Between the Socioeconomic Status and Health of the Elderly — 1998
Solving the Family-Support Puzzle — 1995
Three Aspects of Health, Well-Being, and the Effective Functioning of the Elderly — 1998
Trends in Functional Limitations: Are Older Americans Living Longer and Better? — 1998
Economic Development
Banking the 'Demographic Dividend:' How Population Dynamics Can Affect Economic Growth — 2002
Beyond the Numbers: How Americans View Global Population Issues — 2000
Contraception and Fertility in Zimbabwe: Family Planning Services and Education Make a Difference — 1997
The Dangers of Smoke Haze: Mortality in Malaysia from Indonesian Forest Fires — 2002
Dire Demographic Trends Cast A Shadow on Russia's Future — 2001
Do Public Attitudes Toward Abortion Influence Attitudes Toward Family Planning? Findings from a Survey of Americans — 2000
Effects of the Indonesian Crisis: Evidence from the Indonesian Family Life Survey — 1999
Family Planning in Developing Countries: An Unfinished Success Story — 1998
Family Planning Services Limit Abortion: Evidence from Bangaladesh — 2000
Global Shifts in Population: The Coming Pressures of Immigration — 2000
How Economic Opportunities and Family-Planning Programs Control Population Growth — 1995
Improvements in Contraception Are Reducing Historically High Abortion Rates in Russia — 2001
International Family Planning Programs: Criticisms and Responses — 2002
International Family Planning: A Success Story So Far — 1998
Opinions that Count: How Swing Voters in Congress View Global Population Issues — 2000
Policy and Health in Asia: Demographic and Epidemiologic Transitions — 2000
Population and Environment: A Complex Relationship — 2000
Population Growth in Egypt: A Continuing Policy Challenge — 2000
Russia's Mortality Crisis: Drinking, Disease, and Deteriorating Health Care — 2001
Russia's Demographic 'Crisis': How Real Is It? — 1997
The Unmet Need for Contraception in Developing Countries — 1998
Why the United States Should Fund International Demographic Research — 2001
Human Capital Investments
Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions — 2001
Early Childhood Interventions: Benefits, Costs, and Savings — 1998
Evaluating After-School Care — 2001
Population Health
The Dangers of Smoke Haze: Mortality in Malaysia from Indonesian Forest Fires — 2002
Government Policy and the Cost and Quality of Nursing Homes — 1996
Helping Out and Paying Back: How Families Support the Elderly — 1998
Policy and Health in Asia: Demographic and Epidemiologic Transitions — 2000
Policy and Health in Asia: Financing and Allocating Public Expenditures — 2003
Prescription Drugs and the Elderly: Policy Implications of Medicare Coverage — 1999
The Relationship Between the Socioeconomic Status and Health of the Elderly — 1998
Russia's Mortality Crisis: Drinking, Disease, and Deteriorating Health Care — 2001
Three Aspects of Health, Well-Being, and the Effective Functioning of the Elderly — 1998
Trends in Functional Limitations: Are Older Americans Living Longer and Better? — 1998
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