CUNY Institute for Demographic Research
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Supporting and convening demographic research across CUNY and fostering connections among population researchers in the NYC metro area and beyond.
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Transformative Approaches to Social Security Benefits - ASA Generations
Generations Journal, vol. 49, no. 3 (Fall 2025)
generations.asaging.org
📚 New issue alert! Generations Journal Fall 2025 examines Social Security's legacy and the urgent need for continued policy attention to those left behind from its promise. Guest edited by Teresa Ghilarducci, Ruth K. Finkelstein & Na Yin. generations.asaging.org/publications...
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My *last* talk of the semester is today at CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, & it’s open to anyone! Register at the link below & join me via Zoom at 1pm to learn what’s actually happening with US birth rates & why US pronatalism won’t raise birth rates but will do some very bad things.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: CIDR Seminar - Dr. Karen Guzzo - Low Fertility and Pronatalism in the U.S.. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeti...
Low birth rates in the U.S. (and elsewhere) have become a hot topic of conversation – and a cause for major concern among many, including the current Presidential administration. These concerns have g...
baruch.zoom.us
December 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
My *last* talk of the semester is today at CUNY Institute for Demographic Research, & it’s open to anyone! Register at the link below & join me via Zoom at 1pm to learn what’s actually happening with US birth rates & why US pronatalism won’t raise birth rates but will do some very bad things.
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Recognize a fellow demographer (or yourself!) who has contributed to the profession with a PAA Annual Award. Nominations close on January 31, 2026. buff.ly/Uw6I653
December 12, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Recognize a fellow demographer (or yourself!) who has contributed to the profession with a PAA Annual Award. Nominations close on January 31, 2026. buff.ly/Uw6I653
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New SCEPA Research: Most Americans still don’t have enough to retire - and the gap is growing.
Our latest Tracking the Retirement Crisis report breaks down the numbers and what it means for the future.
www.economicpolicyresearch.org/research/mos...
Our latest Tracking the Retirement Crisis report breaks down the numbers and what it means for the future.
www.economicpolicyresearch.org/research/mos...
Most Americans Do Not Have Enough to Retire — ECONOMIC POLICY RESEARCH
RELAB POLICY NOTE | A growing pool of American older workers (age 55 and over) must continue working or seeking work because their retirement income is inadequate.
www.economicpolicyresearch.org
December 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
New SCEPA Research: Most Americans still don’t have enough to retire - and the gap is growing.
Our latest Tracking the Retirement Crisis report breaks down the numbers and what it means for the future.
www.economicpolicyresearch.org/research/mos...
Our latest Tracking the Retirement Crisis report breaks down the numbers and what it means for the future.
www.economicpolicyresearch.org/research/mos...
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“People are making rational choices about how difficult it is to be a parent,” says CPC Director Karen Guzzo | Carolina Population Center
www.cpc.unc.edu/news/people-are-making-rational-choices-about-how-difficult-it-is-to-be-a-parent-says-cpc-director-karen-guzzo/
www.cpc.unc.edu/news/people-are-making-rational-choices-about-how-difficult-it-is-to-be-a-parent-says-cpc-director-karen-guzzo/
“People are making rational choices about how difficult it is to be a parent,” says CPC Director Karen Guzzo | Carolina Population Center
This article originally appeared in the Wall Street Journal on Dec. 2, 2025. By Rachel Wolfe Fertility rates in the U.S. have never been lower. Could $1,000 “Trump accounts” for newborns, plus Tuesday...
www.cpc.unc.edu
December 5, 2025 at 2:51 PM
“People are making rational choices about how difficult it is to be a parent,” says CPC Director Karen Guzzo | Carolina Population Center
www.cpc.unc.edu/news/people-are-making-rational-choices-about-how-difficult-it-is-to-be-a-parent-says-cpc-director-karen-guzzo/
www.cpc.unc.edu/news/people-are-making-rational-choices-about-how-difficult-it-is-to-be-a-parent-says-cpc-director-karen-guzzo/
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CUNY Professor Gang He co-authored a study showing that imported solar panels prevented nearly 600 premature deaths and delivered $28 billion in climate and health benefits to the U.S.
Imported Solar Panels Save U.S. Lives and Cut Billions in Climate Costs, Study Finds
Professor Gang He co-authored a study showing that imported solar panels prevented nearly 600 premature deaths and delivered $28 billion in climate and health benefits to the United States.
www.gc.cuny.edu
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
CUNY Professor Gang He co-authored a study showing that imported solar panels prevented nearly 600 premature deaths and delivered $28 billion in climate and health benefits to the U.S.
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📢 Join us for the Final CIDR Seminar of the Fall Session!
Title: Low Fertility and Pronatalism in the U.S.
Speaker: Dr. Karen Guzzo
🗓 Date: Friday, December 12
🕐 Time: 1:00–2:30 PM EST
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: baruch.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CIDRSeminars #demographicresearch
Title: Low Fertility and Pronatalism in the U.S.
Speaker: Dr. Karen Guzzo
🗓 Date: Friday, December 12
🕐 Time: 1:00–2:30 PM EST
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: baruch.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CIDRSeminars #demographicresearch
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
📢 Join us for the Final CIDR Seminar of the Fall Session!
Title: Low Fertility and Pronatalism in the U.S.
Speaker: Dr. Karen Guzzo
🗓 Date: Friday, December 12
🕐 Time: 1:00–2:30 PM EST
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: baruch.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CIDRSeminars #demographicresearch
Title: Low Fertility and Pronatalism in the U.S.
Speaker: Dr. Karen Guzzo
🗓 Date: Friday, December 12
🕐 Time: 1:00–2:30 PM EST
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: baruch.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CIDRSeminars #demographicresearch
New from Bennett, Ferranna, Liu & Bloom in BMJ Global Health: Leaders’ advice in a pandemic to take 1st vaccine available in the context of rapid vaccine development may not in fact minimize overall population deaths or an individual’s risk of death.
gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...
gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...
December 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
New from Bennett, Ferranna, Liu & Bloom in BMJ Global Health: Leaders’ advice in a pandemic to take 1st vaccine available in the context of rapid vaccine development may not in fact minimize overall population deaths or an individual’s risk of death.
gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...
gh.bmj.com/content/10/1...
📢 Join us for the Final CIDR Seminar of the Fall Session!
Title: Low Fertility and Pronatalism in the U.S.
Speaker: Dr. Karen Guzzo
🗓 Date: Friday, December 12
🕐 Time: 1:00–2:30 PM EST
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: baruch.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CIDRSeminars #demographicresearch
Title: Low Fertility and Pronatalism in the U.S.
Speaker: Dr. Karen Guzzo
🗓 Date: Friday, December 12
🕐 Time: 1:00–2:30 PM EST
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: baruch.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CIDRSeminars #demographicresearch
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
📢 Join us for the Final CIDR Seminar of the Fall Session!
Title: Low Fertility and Pronatalism in the U.S.
Speaker: Dr. Karen Guzzo
🗓 Date: Friday, December 12
🕐 Time: 1:00–2:30 PM EST
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: baruch.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CIDRSeminars #demographicresearch
Title: Low Fertility and Pronatalism in the U.S.
Speaker: Dr. Karen Guzzo
🗓 Date: Friday, December 12
🕐 Time: 1:00–2:30 PM EST
📍 Location: Online via Zoom
🔗 Register here: baruch.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#CIDRSeminars #demographicresearch
🌡️ New research highlights the long-term risks to extreme heat exposure at work. At age 55, 27% of heat-exposed workers report health limits their ability to work vs 19% in climate-controlled jobs. Immigrant, Black, and Latino workers are most at risk.
generations.asaging.org/burn-out-rei...
generations.asaging.org/burn-out-rei...
Burn Out Reimagined: Extreme Heat, Work Disability, and Sociodemographic Disparities in America - ASA Generations
As temperatures rise and our labor force ages, protecting workers from extreme heat on the job becomes crucial.
generations.asaging.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
🌡️ New research highlights the long-term risks to extreme heat exposure at work. At age 55, 27% of heat-exposed workers report health limits their ability to work vs 19% in climate-controlled jobs. Immigrant, Black, and Latino workers are most at risk.
generations.asaging.org/burn-out-rei...
generations.asaging.org/burn-out-rei...
When workers become disabled, unmet home-care needs are widespread. Beneficiaries receive help for fewer than 1/2 of the ADL difficulties reported—and care needs fluctuate constantly. Examining disability benefits, caregiving and household economic security. generations.asaging.org/contending-w...
Contending With Home Care Needs After a Work Disability - ASA Generations
Who tends to become disabled, what benefits are available for caregiving, and how might benefits impact household income long-term?
generations.asaging.org
October 31, 2025 at 3:39 PM
When workers become disabled, unmet home-care needs are widespread. Beneficiaries receive help for fewer than 1/2 of the ADL difficulties reported—and care needs fluctuate constantly. Examining disability benefits, caregiving and household economic security. generations.asaging.org/contending-w...
Why don't we know the true size of the direct care workforce? New research note explores how movement between formal and informal work undermines retirement security for direct care workers—87% women, 61% people of color—and limits effective policy solutions. generations.asaging.org/the-complex-...
The Complex Impact of ‘On’ and ‘Off the Books’ Work - ASA Generations
Estimating what we miss about direct care workers’ employment, earnings, and retirement savings.
generations.asaging.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Why don't we know the true size of the direct care workforce? New research note explores how movement between formal and informal work undermines retirement security for direct care workers—87% women, 61% people of color—and limits effective policy solutions. generations.asaging.org/the-complex-...
What happens when the One Big Beautiful Bill Act takes effect? CUNY researchers simulate the impact on NY poverty of major health insurance provisions—before any state/local policy response. Critical reading on what adjustments are needed to prevent rising poverty: robinhood.org/reports/poli...
Policy Report: Impacts of federal health insurance policy changes
This Robin Hood-funded report from CUNY analyzes how federal policy changes around health insurance provisions may impact poverty in New York.
robinhood.org
October 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
What happens when the One Big Beautiful Bill Act takes effect? CUNY researchers simulate the impact on NY poverty of major health insurance provisions—before any state/local policy response. Critical reading on what adjustments are needed to prevent rising poverty: robinhood.org/reports/poli...
📚 New issue alert! Generations Journal Fall 2025 examines Social Security's legacy and the urgent need for continued policy attention to those left behind from its promise. Guest edited by Teresa Ghilarducci, Ruth K. Finkelstein & Na Yin. generations.asaging.org/publications...
Transformative Approaches to Social Security Benefits - ASA Generations
Generations Journal, vol. 49, no. 3 (Fall 2025)
generations.asaging.org
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
📚 New issue alert! Generations Journal Fall 2025 examines Social Security's legacy and the urgent need for continued policy attention to those left behind from its promise. Guest edited by Teresa Ghilarducci, Ruth K. Finkelstein & Na Yin. generations.asaging.org/publications...