RESEARCH AREAS

Demographics

Population trends have long been a cornerstone of social, economic, geopolitical, and environmental concern. AEI scholars study population dynamics in the United States and abroad. This section of the website gathers together AEI research, books, and events focused on demographics.

Feature: Changes in American Migration

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In an article on The American, Michael Barone examines how the recent recession has affected American migration. His state-by-state population growth analysis shows that the old saying that Americans have been moving from the Snow Belt to the Sun Belt no longer holds true. Barone identifies which states Americans are flocking to, which they cannot leave fast enough, and why. To read more on American demographics in recent years view the event materials from AEI's June 2009 conference "Election Demographics: What We Learned in 2008, What It Means for 2010 and 2012"

Scholars on Demographics

Recent Publications

Racial Recession

By Kevin A. Hassett
National Review
Monday, March 22, 2010

If conservatives want to appeal to black Americans, they can start by admitting there is a problem with the disproportionate ratio in unemployment among black Americans throughout the country.

Addiction and Freedom

By Sally Satel
The New Republic
Monday, March 15, 2010

There is more data out now that helps us look into the correlation between the brain and the phenomenon of addiction.

Are We a Nation of One Person, One Vote?

By Edward Blum
The American
Thursday, March 11, 2010

Hundreds of voting districts throughout the country have an unfair balance between citizen and noncitizen populations; that problem may be fixed soon.

International Not-All-Women's Day

By Ayaan Hirsi Ali
International Herald Tribune
Monday, March 8, 2010

The progress enjoyed by an overwhelming majority of women in the West stands in stark contrast to the different reality for women outside the West.

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Books

The Increase in Leisure Inequality, 1965-2005

By Mark Aguiar and Erik Hurst
AEI Press
(June 2009)

This meticulously-researched monograph examines trends in leisure inequality to present a more complete picture of prosperity in America.

Prices, Poverty, and Inequality Why Americans Are Better Off Than You Think

By David E. Weinstein, Christian Broda
AEI Press
(November 2008)

Adjusting poverty measures to account for the benefits of product improvements reveals that Americans in every income group are better off than they were twenty-five years ago.

The Poverty of "The Poverty Rate" Measure and Mismeasure of Want in Modern America

By Nicholas Eberstadt
AEI Press
(October 2008)

Eberstadt contends that the defects of the current poverty rate are not only severe but irremediable.

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Events

PAST EVENTS

Election Demographics: What We Learned in 2008, What It Means for 2010 and 2012

Friday, June 12, 2009
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM

This second conference about "Red, Blue, and Purple America" brings back the panelists who convened in February 2008 to discuss America's changing demographic trends and electoral landscape.

Prices, Poverty, and Inequality: Why Americans Are Better Off Than You Think

Monday, December 15, 2008
11:30 AM - 01:30 PM

Christian Broda and David Weinstein argue that the conventional wisdom that the economic well-being of all but the wealthiest Americans has stagnated or declined over the past twenty-five years is based on misleading measurements of income and poverty.

The Poverty of "The Poverty Rate": Measure and Mismeasure of Want in Modern America

Wednesday, November 19, 2008
09:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Nicholas Eberstadt discusses his new book in which he finds that the OPR is a flawed index generating increasingly misleading numbers about poverty in the United States.

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