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Jasmine MacLean
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PhD candidate at CED in Barcelona, interested in low fertility dynamics; EDSD cohort 21, 2025/26
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✨20th anniversary of the European Doctoral School of Demography✨On this day 20 years ago(Sept 1, 2005) the EDSD opened its doors @mpidr.bsky.social for the 1st time. Today, we welcome the 21st cohort. We wish everyone a great year of study, research & networking! www.demogr.mpg.de/en/news_even...
September 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Political scientists often say that MENA fell behind due to “institutions”

But geography is important.

MENA lacks vast agrarian plains.

Agriculture is marginal & farmers often reverted to pastoralism, weakening tax revenues.

Also lots of nomadic incursions vs walled cities.
March 26, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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🚨 Come research singlehood with me! I’m hiring a 3-year Postdoc w/interest in Family Demography to start this Fall. Please share!

📍 Barcelona (@cedemografia.bsky.social)
🔎 ERC-funded project 'SINGLE'
📅 Deadline – April 24, 2025
🔗 More info: shorturl.at/400eo
#Postdoc #Demography
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March 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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🚨 New paper out at @jeppjournal.bsky.social. We show a growing youth gender gap in far-right support, driven by young men.

3 key findings in 🧵⬇️

w/ @zachdickson.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social @tonirodon.bsky.social

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March 24, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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🚨The 2nd chapter of my thesis was just published in Studies in Family Planning! Together with Ewa Batyra and Albert Esteve, we find that counteracting fertility and child mortality dynamics contribute to stable levels of out-fostering in Senegal.
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<em>Studies in Family Planning</em> | Population Council Journal | Wiley Online Library
In sub-Saharan Africa, child out-fostering is a traditional social practice, and research suggests stable levels of out-fostering over time, yet the underlying demographic and socioeconomic factors d...
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February 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM