Russia's Demographic Future

Support for marriage as an institution in Russian society remains very strong, although divorce is becoming more frequent. Reasons for wishing to divorce are a mix of economic, social, and personal factors, and divorce is no longer perceived as something that is extremely negative and unacceptable.     

ROBUSTNESS OF BIDDER PREFERENCES AMONG AUCTION INSTITUTIONS

In previous work, we found that bidders strongly prefer the ascending to the first‐price sealed‐bid auction on a ceteris paribus basis, but perhaps surprisingly, they are not willing to pay up to an entry price for the ascending auction that would equalize the profits. Risk aversion was proposed as an explanation. In this study, we examine two alternative explanations for the observed behavior: loss aversion and aversion to the dynamic bidding process. We find that neither alternative explanation can account for bidders’ auction choice behavior, leaving risk aversion as the only unfalsified hypothesis. (JEL C91, D44)     

Why Russia Chose Putin : Alexandra Marinina in Contexts Literary and Otherwise

One of the most important events of recent years, of major significance for the development of Soviet public health, was the passage by the Central Committee of the Communist Party ["Ts'IK"] of the Soviet Union and the Council of Ministers of the USSR, on July 5, 1968, of Resolution No. 517 "On Measures for the Further Improvement of Public Health and the Development of Medical Science in Our Country." The resolution noted that the steady rise in the material and cultural level of the populace, the improvement in the working and living conditions of the people, the advantage of free medical care, advances in the entire public health system, and the achievements of medical science in our country have brought about a considerable reduction in morbidity, the complete eradication of many contagious diseases, and an increase of over 100% in mean life expectancy.     

The dynamic,complex and diverse living and care arrangements of young New Zealanders: implications for policy

The living arrangements of young people in New Zealand are diverse and often complex. In this article we report the range of care and living arrangements of 209 15-year-old New Zealanders, 47 of whom identified as Māori. These young people were participants in the second generation of a cohort study. Data were collected from their parents via a life history calendar and analysed for variety and consistency of care arrangements, household membership and transitions. Few participants had a consistent pattern of parental care arrangements and most had experienced multiple changes in household composition and frequent changes of address. We conclude that the whānau/family lives of many young New Zealanders are complex and dynamic. These observations contrast with the conventional notions of family life that form the basis for New Zealand’s family policies. We argue that social policies and services impacting on young people need to reflect the lived reality of young people if they are to meet young people’s needs.