A natural experiment is employed to analyze the relationship between living standards,
diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Results show that shocks generated by two powerful …

At the landmark centennial anniversary of the 1917 Jones-Shafroth Act, which granted
Puerto Ricans US citizenship, the island confronts an unfolding humanitarian crisis initially …

Rational choice, assimilation, and other traditional approaches to understanding Puerto
Rican migration and incorporation are not sufficient for explaining newly emerging diaspora …

This paper discusses some of the social science paradigms developed to explain the initial
migration and adaptation of ethnic and racial groups in the United States and the …

Three-quarters of the global migrant population have fled fragile contexts, with 64 percent
hosted by similarly vulnerable countries. These contexts account for about 75 percent of …

A long-standing and ongoing severe economic crisis, which was exacerbated in 2006 with
the expiration of federal corporate income tax breaks, sharply deteriorating economic …

This study analyses the interest of Puerto Ricans in migrating to the United States as
measured by Google search terms. It is publicly acknowledged that the majority of migrants …

Amidst a backdrop of social conflict and a prolonged economic downturn, we evaluate
income inequality, polarization, and class structure in Puerto Rico from 2008 to 2017 …

To address ethnic variation and potential cross-cultural measurement error in diagnostic
criteria, this study extends on the racialized ethnicities framework to examine how Latinxs' …

This study provides an analysis of the occupational and educational selectivity of Puerto
Rican migration to and from the United States using consolidated data from the American …