Urban Research

Nov 29, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Urban Research

We investigate the relationship between intelligence and prosocial behaviour, using administrative data on cognitive ability, charitable giving, voting, and possession of eco-friendly cars for 1.2 million individuals. We find strong positive associations for all three behaviours, which remain when using twin-pair fixed-effects to account for confounders.

Nov 5, 2024 | resmedjournal.com | Ellen J. Kinnee |Urban Research |Joel D. Kaufman |Andrew Aligne

KeywordsPediatric AsthmaRCTSDOHICS1 IntroductionRandomized controlled trials (RCTs) are regarded as the gold standard for studying causal relationships in medical research, however, their rigorous screening processes and stringent enrollment criteria circumscribe the characteristics of the populations represented within the trial and thus compromise external validity (2).

May 14, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Urban Research

Recent studies use names—first and surnames—to estimate intergenerational mobility in sources that lack direct family links. While generating novel evidence on intergenerational transmission processes, it remains unclear how different estimators compare and how reliable they are. This paper evaluates the most popular name-based methods, using newly digitised records from Finland and US census data.

May 14, 2024 | academic.oup.com | Urban Research

Recent studies use names—first and surnames—to estimate intergenerational mobility in sources that lack direct family links. While generating novel evidence on intergenerational transmission processes, it remains unclear how different estimators compare and how reliable they are. This paper evaluates the most popular name-based methods, using newly digitised records from Finland and U.S. Census data.

Sep 21, 2023 | academic.oup.com | Urban Research

Sleep problems are highly prevalent and disruptive for caregivers. While the connection between caregivers’ sleep and outcomes like caregiver burden and quality of life are well established, the potential influence of caregivers’ sleep on their reported relationship quality with the care recipient is not known. The current study sought to address this gap. We analyzed data from the 2017 National Health and Aging Trends Study and linked it with data from the 2017 National Study of Caregiving (NSOC).