Population Studies Center

Population Studies Center

@pennpsc.bsky.social

The Population Studies Center of the University of Pennsylvania has fostered research and training in population since its founding in 1962 and is led by Director Emilio Alberto Parrado.

798 followers1.5K following303 posts

Population Studies Center
@pennpsc.bsky.social

NEW RESEARCH from PSC researcher Jason Schnittker with Nyseth Nzitatira in @jofhsb.bsky.social Rebuilding Lives: The Intersection of Reintegration and Psychological Distress after Incarceration for Genocide READ IT HERE: https://bit.ly/4q1GOCJ

bit.lyRebuilding Lives: The Intersection of Reintegration and Psychological Distress after Incarceration for Genocide - Hollie Nyseth Nzitatira, Jason Schnittker, 2026This article explores the reentry and reintegration of Rwandans who were incarcerated for genocide. Previous research indicates that these individuals are exper...

Population Studies Center reposted

NBER
@nber.org

Arguing that the “Confucian Fertility Paradox” dissolves once two strands of the tradition are separated and recognize that modernization affected them very differently, from Hanming Fang and Chang Liu www.nber.org/papers/w35532

Population Studies Center reposted

Thibault Schrepel
@profschrepel.bsky.social

Force a platform to share its data with rivals on equal terms and you may end up with less data for everyone. Hanming Fang and Soo Jin Kim show that weak data neutrality is bypassed through pricing, and strong data neutrality cuts the platform's incentive to refine data in the first place. Equal acc

Population Studies Center reposted

NBER
@nber.org

Subsidized access to appreciating public assets in rapidly growing economies can serve as a powerful instrument for intergenerational redistribution, from Kaiji Chen, Hanming Fang, and Yang Tang www.nber.org/papers/w35754

Population Studies Center
@pennpsc.bsky.social

New study by @pennpsc.bsky.social & @pennaging.bsky.social researchers Kevin Volpp & @scotthalpernmd.bsky.social & colleagues on recruiting minority patients for heart disease clinical trials with small cash incentives. FIND IT in @jamanetworkopen.com: https://bit.ly/3V9H6vJ

jamanetwork.comBehavioral Economics–Informed Messaging and Representativeness in RCT EnrollmentThis randomized clinical trial (RCT) explores whether messaging strategies incorporating behavioral economic principles increase enrollment fraction among Black and Hispanic patients in randomized cli...
Population Studies Center
@pennpsc.bsky.social

Congrats to Angelo dos Santos, Nazar Khalid, Yabo Vidogbena, and @yujiezhangecon.bsky.social - all selected among the first group of Penn Climate Scholars (@upennclimate.bsky.social)! READ MORE https://bit.ly/4jjQiYr

bit.lyWelcome Penn Climate Scholars! - The Office of the Vice Provost for ClimatePenn Climate is pleased to announce its inaugural cohort of Penn Climate Scholars, a group of 23 postdocs and advanced graduate students who will participate in an interdisciplinary community of […]
Population Studies Center
@pennpsc.bsky.social

Everyone loves a good conspiracy theory, but why? On The Spark podcast, PSC researcher and social psychologist @dalbarra.bsky.social discusses the science behind why conspiracies are so compelling. https://bit.ly/3RMrTj7

bit.lyUniversity of Pennsylvania Expert Explores the Psychology of Conspiracy Theories | WITFaired; July 10, 2026Why do conspiracy theories spread so quickly, and why are some people more likely to believe them? On The Spark, we spoke with […]

Population Studies Center reposted

Penn LDI
@pennldi.bsky.social

How can health researchers embed antiracist practices throughout a research project? LDI Fellows Kate Wallis and @drdianamw.bsky.social reviewed the evidence and synthesized recommendations that can be used by research teams, IRBs and grant committees. Read more here: https://bit.ly/4AklME6

journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

Population Studies Center reposted

Penn LDI
@pennldi.bsky.social

💡 Could AI do more than diagnose disease and help people make better health care decisions? LDI Fellow Kevin Volpp explores how AI, behavioral science, and learning health systems can improve decision-making in #AIinHealthcare in a new @nejm.org Catalyst report. Read more: https://bit.ly/4royMEE

ldi.upenn.eduU.S. Health Care Has a Decision-Making Problem. Can AI Help?Health care outcomes often fall short not because doctors and patients lack good treatments or information, but rather because the systems in which they make decisions are flawed.

Population Studies Center reposted

Penn LDI
@pennldi.bsky.social

How can pediatric providers address social inequities affecting high-risk newborns? LDI Fellow @drdianamw.bsky.social co-led a @ameracadpeds.bsky.social Clinical Report with guidance to help clinicians recognize and respond to these inequities. Read more: https://bit.ly/4rCZFF2

bit.lySocial Inequities in High-Risk Neonatal Care Delivery: Clinical ReportSocial inequities in neonatal care delivery contribute to adverse neonatal outcomes, which continue to have harmful effects throughout the lifespan. Social inequities occur at multiple intersecting le...

Population Studies Center reposted

Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics
@pennchibe.bsky.social

Dr. Damon Centola: I hope people will stop asking only, “Who are the right people to put in the room?” and start asking, “How should we connect them?” chibe.upenn.edu/blog/the-sec...

chibe.upenn.eduThe secret to smarter teams? How you connect them, says Dr. Centola in new book - Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics (CHIBE)Dr. Centola's book "Goodthink" gives behind-the-scenes details of some of the most successful systems of collective intelligence.
Population Studies Center
@pennpsc.bsky.social

PSC researcher @angeladuckworth.bsky.social and co-authors studied children's behavioral regulation during the school day. Results? Squirmier kids rated more disruptive and completed fewer hours of education before adulthood. READ THE STUDY: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC13262790/

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.govKeeping It Together: Hourly Dynamics of Children's Behavioral Regulation at School in a Decades-Long Cohort StudyThough theoretical accounts describe self-regulation as dynamic, empirical studies typically rely on static measures that fail to capture changes in self-regulation from day to day or moment to moment. As a result, little is known about how ...
Population Studies Center
@pennpsc.bsky.social

Many Americans feel “stuck” in their lives. The PSC's @atheendar.bsky.social and @oppforhealthlab.bsky.social have found it's making them sick. Read more in his @inquirer.com op-ed: https://bit.ly/4xgdef1

inquirer.comAmericans feel stuck -- and it's making us sick | OpinionWe've reached our 250th anniversary as a stuck country. It's more than just poverty, loneliness, or a lack of opportunity -- and it is one of the biggest threats to our public health.