‘Youth Unemployment in Sub-Saharan Africa’, Interview With David Lam

In a recent interview, David Lam discussed the findings of his research on the interaction between economics and the demography of the youth bulge in sub-Saharan Africa.

Jean-Fran ois Kobian and Moussa Bougma discuss the relationships between family structure, poverty, and child labor in Africa.

Ernesto Amaral discusses the influence of demographic transition on economic development in Brazil.

One-third of American women are on the verge of poverty: Almost 42 million adult women in 2012 lived in households with incomes below 200 percent of the federal poverty threshold, according to The Shriver Report: A Woman's Nation Pushes Back From the Brink.

Given the history of economic difficulties in the Appalachian Region, the Appalachian Regional Commission commissioned the Population Reference Bureau to analyze the effects of the recent recession on household wealth and economic well-being in the region.

The weak U.S. economy, reflected in higher unemployment, lower incomes, and widening inequality, is the main reason the number of Americans receiving federal food stamp benefits grew rapidly since 2000.

U.S. working mothers have had a hard time in recent years: Between 2007 and 2012, the share of female-headed working families that are low-income increased from 54 percent to 58 percent.

Since 2006, the World Economic Forum has issued a Global Gender Gap Index to review gender-based disparities around the world and track progress in closing the gap in four areas: educational attainment, health, economic participation, and political empowerment. According to The Global Gender Gap Rep…

This infographic summarizes some of the many different areas of family life that research on the Matlab program in Bangladesh showed were affected by a couple's family planning use.

This webinar presented short-term and long-term consequences of job loss and unemployment for families in the United States.

Obesity is related to some of the leading causes of death, including heart disease, some cancers, stroke, and type 2 diabetes. While obesity levels have been rising for all socioeconomic groups, some groups are more affected than others.

New data from the American Community Survey show that between 2007 and 2012, the cost burden for homeowners has dropped, while the share of renters with high cost burdens has increased.