Our Research
Family Formation, Fertility & Children Health, Disability & Mortality Human Capital, Labor & Wealth Aging Population Dynamics Group Disparities Ideational Factors Methodology Regional Studies
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Affiliated Programs
Established in 1961, the Population Studies Center has a rich history as an interdisciplinary community of scholars in population research and training. PSC is one of five centers within the University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research (ISR). The Center receives core funding from both the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (R24 HD041028) and the National Institute on Aging (P30 AG012846-14). More...
Announcements
The Impact of HIV/AIDS on Older Persons in Africa and Asia, a conference, November 7-8, 2008
James House awarded Distinguished University Professorship
In The News
Frey attributes decreasing illegal immigration to job scarcity, not enforcement
Schoeni cited in story on 'new normal' for 20-something men
Burgard and Brand's work finds social toll for job layoffs
Lam discusses economic challenges posed by population aging in Brazil (Portuguese)
Frey comments on changing composition of young population in U.S.
Smock comments on shifting nature of cohabitation
Inglehart finds global happiness on the rise
NEW PSC blog
Recent resources, events, news
New Publications
Knodel et al. "Gendered Housework in Vietnam." PSC Research Report.
Couper. Designing Effective Web Surveys
Next Brown Bag
Monday, Oct 13
Jamie Jones
"Fertility & Risk Aversion on Utah Frontier"
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