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Prevalence, persistence, and severity of 12-month and 30-day DSM-5 disorders in the World Mental Health Hong Kong Study

December 1, 2025

Corine S.M. Wong (The University of Hong Kong), et al., including William Axinn (University of Michigan)

BackgroundThe World Mental Health Hong Kong (WMHHK) Study aims to estimate 12-month and 30-day prevalence, persistence, severity, and correlates of DSM-5 anxiety, mood, and externalising disorders in Hong Kong, a densely populated city impacted by co...

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Pandemic changes in U.S. contraceptive use: National survey estimates reveal significant differences by demographic subgroups

February 1, 2025

William Axinn (University of Michigan), Brady West (University of Michigan), Heather Schroeder (University of Michigan), Laura Lindberg (Rutgers University)

AbstractObjectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic brought multiple simultaneous consequences, with high potential to change fertility-related behaviors. We use nationally representative sex and contraceptive use event history calendar measures to demonstrate p...

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Findings from the World Mental Health surveys of civil violence exposure and its association with subsequent onset and persistence of mental disorders

June 20, 2023

William Axinn (University of Michigan), Ronny Bruffaerts (Universitair Psychiatrisch Centrum KU Leuven), Timothy Kessler (Harvard Medical School), et al.

AbstractImportance Understanding the association of civil violence with mental disorders is important for developing effective postconflict recovery policies. Objective To estimate the association between exposure to civil violence and the subsequent...

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Indian female migrants face greater barriers to post-Covid recovery than males: Evidence from a panel study

November 1, 2022

Jenna Allard (Yale University), Maulik Jagnani (Tufts University), Yusuf Neggers (University of Michigan), Rohini Pande (Yale University), Simone Schaner (Center for Economic and Social Research), Charity Troyer Moore (Yale University)

Background: India's abrupt nationwide Covid−19 lockdown internally displaced millions of migrant workers, who returned to distant rural homes. Documenting their labour market reintegration is a critical aspect of understanding the economic costs of t...

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Haiti and the pitfalls of sharing police powers

March 21, 2022

John D. Ciorciarci (University of Michigan)

Abstract: This article examines the benefits and pitfalls of international policing in Haiti over the past quarter century. It shows the importance of the political foundations for joint policing arrangements. Haiti's experience illustrates that inte...

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Governing for revolution: Social transformation in civil war

March 5, 2021

Megan A. Stewart (University of Michigan)

Abstract: Prevailing views suggest rebels govern to enhance their organizational capacity, but this project demonstrates that some rebels undertake costly governance projects that can imperil their cadres during war. The origins for this choice began...

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A typology of rebel political institutional arrangements

June 25, 2020

Zachariah Mampilly (Vassar College), Megan Stewart (University of Michigan)

Abstract: What are the different political institutions rebels create to engage captive civilian populations, and how do they arrive at distinct political arrangements? Rebel-controlled territories host a diversity of political institutions ranging f...