Category Archives: Other Countries

Demography and inequality

Posted on August 2, 2012 by Hong Zhang

Economist, Aug 2nd 2012,  by J.P. A longer-than-usual post today. At the urging of Wendy Baldwin and Marlene Lee of the Population Reference Bureau (a think-tank in Washington DC whose website is here), I have been reading new and recent studies … Continue reading →

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Aging: A Collective Response

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Hong Zhang

NYT By PAULA SPAN June 25, 2012 One of the things I appreciate about the new book “Independent for Life: Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging America” is the sheer amount of information it collects in one handsomely designed paperback. When … Continue reading →

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Old vs. Young

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Hong Zhang

NYT By DAVID LEONHARDT/Published: June 22, 2012 IN a partisan country locked in a polarizing campaign, there is no shortage of much discussed divisions: religious and secular, the 99 percent and the 1 percent, red America and blue America. But … Continue reading →

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