MPRC Working Papers Series
Comprehensive list
The MPRC Working Paper series focuses on topics relevant to the NICHD Population Dynamics Branch population studies mandate. A complete list of papers appears below in reverse chronological order.
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| Title | Description | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Reverse Matthew Effect: Catastrophe and Consequence in Scientific Teams | Ginger Zhe Jin, University of Maryland, et al.; 2013-009 | May 24, 2013 04:55 PM |
| Two Decades of Negative Educational Selectivity of Mexican Migrants to the United States | Michael S. Rendall, University of Maryland and Susan W. Parker, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE), Mexico; 2013-008 | Apr 24, 2013 04:55 PM |
| Parenthood and Leaving Home in Young Adulthood | Frances Goldscheider, University of Maryland // Keywords: Nestleaving, parent-child relationships, parenthood, transition to adulthood; 2013-007 | Apr 24, 2013 04:55 PM |
| Racial-Ethnic Differences in Children’s Activity Patterns: Class, Capital and Cultural Explanations | Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland; U.J. Moon, Lyndonville State College // Keywords: extracurricular activities, ethnic minorities, socioeconomic status, social capital, culture, children; 2013-006 | Mar 24, 2013 04:50 PM |
| Race-Gender Inequality across Residential and School Contexts: What can Federal Policy Do? | Odis Johnson Jr., University of Maryland; 2013-005 | Mar 24, 2013 04:45 PM |
| Expressive Cool and the Paradox of Black and White Males’ Neighborhood Socialization toward Education | Odis Johnson Jr., University of Maryland; 2013-004 | Mar 24, 2013 04:45 PM |
| Parental Expectations and Childhood Activities in Immigrant Transitions to Adulthood | Sandra Hofferth, University of Maryland and U.J. Moon, Lyndonville State College // Keywords: Immigrants, youth, education, work, delinquency; 2013-002 | Feb 24, 2013 04:40 PM |
| "Missing Girls" in China and India: trends and policy impacts | Monica Das Gupta, University of Maryland; Guo Zhen, Xi'an Jiaotong University; Li Shuzhuo, Xi'an Jiaotong University; 2013-001 | Feb 24, 2013 04:40 PM |
| How Does the Amount of Time Mothers Spend with Children Matter? | Melissa Milke and Kathleen Denny, University of Maryland; Kei M. Nomaguchi, Bowling Green State University; 2012-015 | Jul 27, 2012 12:00 AM |
| Mothers, Kin, and Father Involvement in Urban South Africa | Sangeetha Madhavan, University of Maryland, et al. // Keywords: fathers, mothers, kin, South Africa; 2012-014 | Jul 27, 2012 12:00 AM |
| Parental age and cognitive disability among children in the United States | Philip N. Cohen, University of Maryland; 2012-013 | Jul 27, 2012 12:00 AM |
| When and Where Does Achievement Inequality Grow? Ecology, the City and Social Disorganization | Odis Johnson Jr., University of Maryland; 2012-012 | Jul 27, 2012 12:00 AM |
| Revisiting Swidler, Again: Brain, Self, and Culture in Action | Christine Bachrach, University of Maryland and Duke University; 2012-011 | Jul 27, 2012 12:00 AM |
| Epidemiological Paradox or Immigrant Vulnerability ? Obesity Among Young Children of Immigrants | Michael S. Rendall, University of Maryland; Elizabeth H. Baker and Margaret M. Weden, RAND Corporation; 2012-010 | Jul 27, 2012 12:00 AM |
| Tiger Mothers and Child Achievement: Do Activity Patterns explain the Achievement of Children of Immigrants? | Sandra Hofferth and U.J. Moon, University of Maryland; 2012-009 | Jul 27, 2012 12:00 AM |
| Recession and Divorce in the United States: Economic Conditions and the Odds of Divorce, 2008-2010 | Philip N. Cohen, University of Maryland; 2012-008 | Jul 27, 2012 12:00 AM |
| Deciphering Trends in American Volunteering | John P. Robinson, University of Maryland; David Horton Smith, Boston College; 2012-007 | Jul 27, 2012 12:00 AM |
| Occupational Differences in Estimates of Time at Work | John P. Robinson, University of Maryland; Jonathan Gershuny, University of Oxford; 2012-006 | Jul 20, 2012 12:00 AM |
| Daily Life among American Immigrants | John P. Robinson, University of Maryland, et al.; 2012-005 | Mar 25, 2012 11:30 AM |
| Language Votes: Foreign Language (FL) Policy Attitudes and the 2008 Electorate | John P. Robinson, University of Maryland; William Rivers, Integrated Technical Solutions; Paul Harwood, University of North Florida; 2012-004 | Mar 25, 2012 11:30 AM |
| Measuring and Mitigating HIV Stigma: A Framed Field Experiment | Vivian Hoffman, University of Maryland; Kent D. Messer and Jacob Fooks, University of Delaware // Keywords: HIV/AIDS, field experiment, stigma; 2012-003 | Mar 25, 2012 11:30 AM |
| Brides for Sale : Cross-Border Marriages and Female Immigration | Soohyung Lee, University of Maryland; Daiji Kawaguchi, Hitotsubashi University //Keywords: Immigration, Marriage, Sex Ratio Imbalance, International Marriages, Crossborder marriages, Assortative Matching; 2012-002 | Feb 25, 2012 11:25 AM |
| Growing Parental Economic Power in Parent-Adult Child Households : Coresidence and Financial Dependency in the US, 1960 and 2001 | Joan Kahn and Frances Goldscheider, University of Maryland; 2012-001 | Feb 25, 2012 11:20 AM |