Population and Development Review

1999 - 2025

Current editor(s): Paul Demeny and Geoffrey McNicoll

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How Long Will We Live? pp. 605-628: John Bongaarts
Population Control in India: Prologue to the Emergency Period pp. 629-667: Matthew Connelly
The Second Demographic Transition in the United States: Exception or Textbook Example? pp. 669-698: Ron Lesthaeghe and Lisa Neidert
The Changing Context of Sexual Initiation in sub‐Saharan Africa pp. 699-727: Barbara S. Mensch, Monica J. Grant and Ann K. Blanc
The Influence of Informal Work and Subjective Well‐Being on Childbearing in Post‐Soviet Russia pp. 729-753: Brienna Perelli‐Harris
The Demographic Impact of a Female Deficit in China, 2000–2050 pp. 755-770: Isabelle Attané
BOOK REVIEWS pp. 783-786: Michael S. Teitelbaum and Damien Courtney

Immigration and Ethnic Change in Low‐Fertility Countries: A Third Demographic Transition pp. 401-446: David Coleman
Linguistic Life Expectancies: Immigrant Language Retention in Southern California pp. 447-460: Rubén G. Rumbaut, Douglas S. Massey and Frank D. Bean
Income Inequality, Unequal Health Care Access, and Mortality in China pp. 461-483: Zhongwei Zhao
Low Fertility and the State: The Efficacy of Policy pp. 485-510: Peter Mcdonald
Happily Ever After? Cohabitation, Marriage, Divorce, and Happiness in Germany pp. 511-528: Anke C. Zimmermann and Richard Easterlin
Birth Prevention in the American and French Fertility Transitions: Contrasts in Knowledge and Practice pp. 529-556: Etienne Van De Walle and Virginie De Luca
Black Mortality at Very Old Ages in Official US Life Tables: A Skeptical Appraisal pp. 557-566: Samuel H. Preston and Irma T. Elo

The Depopulation of Hispanic America after the Conquest pp. 199-232: Massimo Livi‐Bacci
Institutions and Development: A Conceptual Reanalysis pp. 233-262: Alejandro Portes
Economic Development, Gender Inequality, and Demographic Outcomes: Evidence from India pp. 263-292: Prabir C. Bhattacharya
Reexamining China's Fertility Puzzle: Data Collection and Quality over the Last Two Decades pp. 293-321: Guangyu Zhang and Zhongwei Zhao
On Explaining Asia's “Missing Women”: Comment on Das Gupta pp. 323-327: Emily Oster
Cultural versus Biological Factors in Explaining Asia's “Missing Women”: Response to Oster pp. 328-332: Monica Das Gupta
The Impact of Past Conflicts and Social Disruption on the Elderly in Cambodia pp. 333-360: Zachary Zimmer, John Knodel, Kiry Sovan Kim and Sina Puch

Policy Lessons of the East Asian Demographic Transition pp. 1-25: Geoffrey McNicoll
Young Adulthood as a Factor in Social Change in the United States pp. 27-51: Michael J. Rosenfeld
Political History and Disparities in Safe Motherhood Between Guatemala and Honduras pp. 53-80: Jeremy Shiffman and Ana Lucía Garcés del Valle
Long‐Term Trends in Life Expectancy and Active Life Expectancy in the United States pp. 81-105: Kenneth G. Manton, XiLiang Gu and Vicki L. Lamb
The Emotions and Reproductive Health pp. 107-121: Alaka Malwade Basu
Diverging Trends in Female Old‐Age Mortality: The United States and the Netherlands versus France and Japan pp. 123-145: France Meslé and Jacques Vallin
Many Chinas? The Economic Diversity of China's Provinces pp. 147-161: Gerhard K. Heilig

The Next 50 Years: Unfolding Trends pp. 605-643: Vaclav Smil
Inequality in Life Spans and a New Perspective on Mortality Convergence Across Industrialized Countries pp. 645-674: Ryan Edwards and Shripad Tuljapurkar
Determinants of Mortality at Older Ages: The Role of Biological Markers of Chronic Disease pp. 675-698: Cassio Turra, Noreen Goldman, Christopher L. Seplaki, Dana A. Glei, Yu‐Hsuan Lin and Maxine Weinstein
Policies Addressing the Tempo Effect in Low‐Fertility Countries pp. 699-720: Wolfgang Lutz and Vegard Skirbekk
On Net Intergenerational Wealth Flows: An Update pp. 721-740: John C. Caldwell
The Timing and Pace of Health Transitions around the World pp. 741-764: James C. Riley

Partner + Children = Happiness? The Effects of Partnerships and Fertility on Well‐Being pp. 407-445: Hans‐Peter Kohler, Jere Behrman and Axel Skytthe
Restructuring of the US Meat Processing Industry and New Hispanic Migrant Destinations pp. 447-471: William Kandel and Emilio A. Parrado
Did the 1918–19 Influenza Pandemic Originate in China? pp. 473-505: Christopher Langford
Intended and Ideal Family Size in the United States, 1970–2002 pp. 507-527: Kellie J. Hagewen and S. Philip Morgan
Explaining Asia's “Missing Women”: A New Look at the Data pp. 529-535: Monica Das Gupta
Estimates of Regional and Global Life Expectancy, 1800–2001 pp. 537-543: James C. Riley
Changes in the Quantum of Russian Fertility During the 1980s and Early 1990s pp. 545-556: Nicholas B. Barkalov
So Many Civilizations, So Few Pages: A Review Essay* pp. 573-588: Hal Rothman

The Next 50 Years: Fatal Discontinuities pp. 201-236: Vaclav Smil
Countries with Rapid Population Growth and Resource Constraints: Issues of Food, Agriculture, and Development pp. 237-258: Nikos Alexandratos
Mortality Attributable to Cigarette Smoking in the United States pp. 259-292: Richard G. Rogers, Robert A. Hummer, Patrick M. Krueger and Fred C. Pampel
Priorities in Global Assistance for Health, AIDS, and Population pp. 293-312: Landis MacKellar
The One‐Child Policy in Shanghai: Acceptance and Internalization pp. 313-336: Yilin Nie and Robert J. Wyman
Tibetan Fertility Transitions in China and South Asia pp. 337-349: Geoff Childs, Melvyn C. Goldstein, Ben Jiao and Cynthia M. Beall
Selective Mortality During the Khmer Rouge Period in Cambodia pp. 351-368: Damien de Walque

Mexico–US Migration: Views from Both Sides of the Border pp. 1-18: Kenneth Hill and Rebeca Wong
Actual and de facto Childlessness in Old Age: Evidence and Implications from East Java, Indonesia pp. 19-55: Elisabeth Schröder‐Butterfill and Philip Kreager
How Far Has Fertility in China Really Declined? pp. 57-84: Robert D. Retherford, Minja Kim Choe, Jiajian Chen, Li Xiru and Cui Hongyan
The Weakening Position of University Graduates in Singapore's Labor Market: Causes and Consequences pp. 85-112: Stephen J. Appold
Why Is Fertility Lower in Wealthier Countries? The Role of Relaxed Fertility‐Selection pp. 113-126: Lonnie W. Aarssen
Brave New Worlds: Philosophy, Politics, and Science in Human Biotechnology pp. 127-144: S. Philip Morgan, Suzanne Shanahan and Whitney Welsh
Limits to Growth Revisited: A Review Essay* pp. 157-180: Vaclav Smil