Hans-Peter Kohler
Hans-Peter Kohler received his M.A. in demography (1994) and his Ph.D. in economics (1997) from the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently the Frederick J. Warren Professor of Demography in the Department of Sociology and a Research Associate in the Population Studies Center at the University of Pennsylvania. Kohler's primary research focuses on fertility and health in developing and developed countries. A key characteristic of this research is the attempt to integrate demographic, economic, sociological and biological approaches in empirical and theoretical models of demographic behavior. For example, Kohler has been investigating the bio-social determinants of fertility, the causes of low- and lowest-low fertility in Southern and Eastern Europe, the causal effects of education on health, the interrelations between marriage and sexual relations in developing countries, the role of subjective expectations and risk assessments for understanding demographic outcomes, the importance of social interaction processes for fertility and AIDS-related behaviors, and demographic methods for measuring and forecasting fertility trends. Kohler is the recipient of the 2005 the Clifford C. Clogg Award for Early Career Achievement by the Population Association of America, has been a recent fellow at the Norwegian Academy of Science, and his research has received extensive funding through the National Institutes of Health (USA) and other institutions. He is author of a book on fertility and social interaction, has co-edited books on the biodemography of human reproduction and fertility and on causal inferences in population studies. Kohler has widely published on topics related to fertility, health, social and sexual networks, HIV/AIDS, biodemography and well-being in leading scientific journals, and his work has had substantial influence on policy and media discussions related to demographic change. He is currently the principal investigator of the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health and the Chair of the Graduate Group in Demography at the University of Pennsylvania.
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hpkohler@pop.upenn.edu
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12 May 2021 | research article
Marital dissolutions and changes in mental health: Evidence from rural Malawi
Volume: 44 Article ID: 41
Pages: 993–1022
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2021.44.41
05 April 2017 | descriptive finding
Volume: 36 Article ID: 37
Pages: 1081–1108
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2017.36.37
13 December 2012 | research article
Intergenerational Transfers in the Era of HIV/AIDS: Evidence from Rural Malawi
Volume: 27 Article ID: 27
Pages: 775–834
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.27.27
09 October 2009 | research article
The Likoma Network Study: Context, data collection and initial results
Volume: 21 Article ID: 15
Pages: 427–468
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.21.15
23 June 2009 | research article
Subjective expectations in the context of HIV/AIDS in Malawi
Volume: 20 Article ID: 31
Pages: 817–875
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.20.31
05 May 2009 | research article
The Malawi Diffusion and Ideational Change Project 2004-06
Volume: 20 Article ID: 21
Pages: 503–540
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.20.21
10 February 2009 | research article
Volume: 20 Article ID: 6
Pages: 65–96
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2009.20.6
19 December 2003 | summary
A summary of Special Collection 1
Volume: 9 Article ID: 12
Pages: 285–296
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2003.9.12
19 September 2003 | research article
Special Collection: S1 Article ID: 13
Pages: 397–438
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2003.S1.13
19 September 2003 | research material
Introduction to "Research on Demographic Aspects of HIV/AIDS in Rural Africa"
Special Collection: S1 Article ID: 1
Pages: 1–30
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2003.S1.1
24 May 2002 | descriptive finding
Volume: 6 Article ID: 14
Pages: 383–408
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2002.6.14
01 March 2002 | research article
Tempo-Adjusted Period Parity Progression Measures:
Volume: 6 Article ID: 7
Pages: 145–190
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2002.6.7
01 March 2002 | research article
Volume: 6 Article ID: 6
Pages: 91–144
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2002.6.6
13 November 2001 | descriptive finding
Attrition in Longitudinal Household Survey Data
Volume: 5 Article ID: 4
Pages: 79–124
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2001.5.4
17 October 2000 | research article
Frailty Modelling for Adult and Old Age Mortality
Volume: 3 Article ID: 8
Pages: –
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2000.3.8
20 September 2000 | research article
Empirical Assessments of Social Networks, Fertility and Family Planning Programs
Volume: 3 Article ID: 7
Pages: –
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2000.3.7
25 January 2000 | research article
Gender Preferences for Children in Europe
Volume: 2 Article ID: 1
Pages: –
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2000.2.1