Demography Journal

Booth 303 called—it wants you to visit and learn more about Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) at #PAA2026 populationassociation.org/paa2026/sponso…

See you in the Ferrara Theater tonight at 4:30pm for the #PAA2026 Annual Awards Ceremony + Irma Elo's Presidential Address: "Stalled Progress and Enduring Inequalities: US Mortality in the 21st Century" buff.ly/5bw90j4

Big news: Demography met its 2026 funding goal! 🎉 Thanks to institutional subscriptions, all articles published in @ReadDemography this year will be Open Access—free for everyone. buff.ly/VkahO1e #OpenAccess #Demography

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“Estimates of Under-Five Mortality From a Mobile Phone Survey”: This study by Julio Romero-Prieto et al. represents “one of the first attempts to collect survival data via mobile phones & to randomize different survey instruments.” @LSHTM read.dukeupress.edu/demography/art…

“Varieties of Capitalism & Cross-national Variation in Fertility Rates”: Masoud Movahed & @EmilioParrado1 examine “differences in the institutional characteristics of national economies” & variation in TFR in the Global North. @ucsantabarbara @PennPSC read.dukeupress.edu/demography/art…

In “Accounting for Population Age Distribution in Forecasting Migration,” Nathan Welch, Hana Ševčíková & @AdrianRaftery1 propose a new approach “that incorporates population age structure changes into net migration forecasts." @UWStat read.dukeupress.edu/demography/art…

New at #PAA2026: Easy ways to connect at the Opening Mixer 🎉 Find us in the Exhibit Hall! Informal gatherings during the first hour—no program, just great conversations. • Students • Postdocs • First-timers • NIH staff Q&A • Past PAA Presidents buff.ly/yZtBbrN

“Ryder’s Lost Legacy? Cohort Analysis in Social Research”: In exploring Norman Ryder’s influential work (including unpublished papers), Ethan Fosse finds that his approach “is unabashedly cohort-centric, diachronic & straightforwardly descriptive.” @UofT read.dukeupress.edu/demography/art…

In “Net Worth Poverty in Childhood,” @hdsper01, L Keister, @Gen_Pov & @ShuyiQio use @umpsid data to examine the “role of wealth deprivation across a child’s life course” & the association w/ HS graduation & college attendance. @DukeSanford @Duke_Sociology read.dukeupress.edu/demography/art…

“Accounting for Race Response Change in Population Projections”: In response to the need for accurate census data on AIAN populations, Carolyn Liebler examines how incorporating net response change can improve AIAN projections. @UMNSociology @minnpop read.dukeupress.edu/demography/art…

PAA’s Undergraduate Pipeline Program is building the future of demography—connecting students to mentorship, research, and grad pathways. We need your help to keep it going. Learn more: buff.ly/kJ4YohZ

“Nature's Curriculum: Genes Linked to Educational Attainment & Adult SES Across birth Cohorts”: Dobewall, Vaalavuo et al. examine whether genetic endowment for high education is associated with subsequent socioeconomic outcomes. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/art…

In “Has Generational Progress Stalled? Income Growth...,” @kevincorinth & @jefflarrimore "evaluate whether younger generations are experiencing slower income growth relative to prior generations,” finding that progress has slowed, except for Millennials. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/art…

We are excited to see the Eunice Kenney Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) at booth 608 during #PAA2026. Make sure to stop by! buff.ly/EhXCY9u

“Can Incorporating Parity Information Improve Reliability of...Projections?”: Ellison et al propose the “1st integrated methodological framework for producing fertility projections by parity.” @unisouthampton @OxfordDemSci Advance Publication | Demography | Duke University Press

In “Decoupled? Persistent Relevance of Marriage for Childbearing,” Kristen Burke crunches ACS data & shows that the marital birth rate “has remained remarkably stable” & even ↑ among inds. w/ less than a bachelor’s degree. Advance Publication | Demography | Duke University Press

In “Blurring the Marriage Market?” @AaronGullickson & J Bratter find that “shared Black ancestry is the most predictive of union formation” and shared Indigenous ancestry the least predictive. @uoregon Advance Publication | Demography | Duke University Press

“170 Years of Change in Living Arrangements”: @ginevra_floridi & Esteve explore mortality decline in historical shifts at the pop level & encourage research in how growing lifespans shape arrangements.@uoessps @CEDemografia Advance Publication | Demography | Duke University Press

“Infant Mortality Expectation & Fertility Behavior in Rural Malawi”: Delavande et al. examine the causal link btw “subjective expectations about community-level infant mortality & fertility using obs. of expectations data.” Advance Publication | Demography | Duke University Press