Courses

Economic Demography (ECON/DEMOG C175) Spring 2021

A general introduction to economic demography, addressing the following kinds of questions: What are the economic consequences of immigration to the U.S.? Will industrial nations be able to afford the health and pension costs of the aging populations? How has the size of the baby boom affected its economic well being? Why has fertility been high in Third World countries? In industrial countries, why is marriage postponed, divorce high, fertility so low, and extramarital fertility rising? What are the economic and environmental consequences of rapid population growth?

Special Topics / Mortality (DEMOG 260) Spring 2021

In this course (which will be adapted depending on student interests) we will read a mixture of classic and recent papers in the demography of death, try to replicate a published paper, and carry out a piece of original research.

Special Topics / Mathematical Demography (DEMOG 260) Spring 2020

Special topics course on mathematical demography. Part 1 focuses on models of mixed populations, including variable growth rates, unobserved heterogeneity in mortality, and mixtures of fertility. Part 2 focuses on stochastic models of reproduction such as branching processes and Fisher-Wright models and their use in inference of ancient population histories from modern genetic data. Class website. Class notes, an on-line book in progress (assembled by Andrea Miranda Gonzales and Felipe Menares)

Special Topics / Applied Survival Analysis (DEMOG 260) Fall 2022

Use of survival analysis (aka “event history”) for demographic research, including multivariate modelling of survival processes, causal inference, and statistical interpretation. Students will carry out their own analysis, with presentations during the semester, and a final paper.