Economies of Emerging Markets Better Rated During Difficult Times
A Rise in Wealth for the Wealthy; Declines for the Lower 93%
Young Adults After the Recession: Fewer Homes, Fewer Cars, Less Debt
Pessimism About Fiscal Cliff Deal, Republicans Still Get More Blame
A Recovery No Better than the Recession
Americans Feel No Better or Worse Off in the Obama Years; Politics Colors Views of Recession’s Toll
The Lost Decade of the Middle Class
Public Yawns at European Economic Woes
Divorce and the Great Recession
At the Population Association of America’s annual conference in San Francisco this week, papers on the recession’s impact on families, wealth, children, young adults, older Americans and other realms of life will be presented in at least 10 of the 200-plus sessions. Much of the research is preliminary, but it raises intriguing questions. One paper tries to assess whether the poor economy has affected divorce rates.
The Demographics of the Jobs Recovery
Hispanics and Asians are gaining jobs at a faster rate in the economic recovery than are blacks and whites, immigrants are outpacing the native born, and men are faring better than women.
