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de·mog·ra·phy:
noun

the scientific study of populations, especially with reference to their size, distribution, and composition, changes therein, and the components of such changes (births, deaths, diseases, marriages, migrations, etc.)

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2018 Graduates

The PhD program in demography trains independent researchers who are prepared to fill leading roles in social demography and population analysis at a variety of organizations and are well versed in the growth, structure, health, and well-being of human populations.

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Population Studies Center: In the News

Change in Subjective Well-Being, Affluence and Trust in State Governments in India

Kulkarni, Vani, Veena Kulkarni, Katsushi Imai, and Raghav Gaiha. 2022. "Change in Subjective Well-Being, Affluence and Trust in State Governments in India." University of Pennsylvania Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC), 2022-94.

--June 16, 2022

NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) by Preston & Vierboom

Preston, Samuel and Yana Vierboom.2022. "How Major Risk Factors Influence Mortality Trends in the National Health Interview Survey." University of Pennsylvania Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC), 2022-93.

--June 16, 2022

NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC)

New Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC): Gonalons-Pons, Pilar 2022. "Paid Family Leave and the Gender Division of Paid and Unpaid Work." University of Pennsylvania Population Center Working Paper (PSC/PARC), 2022-73.

--May 25, 2022

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PSC/PARC Research Associates are highly productive and very active in their respective fields.

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The Publications Database includes articles, books, chapters, reports, and published working papers.

Working Papers

The Population Center Working Papers series contains papers by researchers at the PSC/PARC.

Selected Posters

A selection of posters presented at the Population Association of America.

Penn @ PAA

Every year researchers at the PSC present at the Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America.

Spotlight

Daniel Aldana Cohen – Research Associate

In the 2018 Spring Semester Nykia and Shannon sat down with Daniel Aldana Cohen to discuss his research, climate communities at Penn, and the importance of intersectional analysis when it comes to climate change.

Quartet Pilot Project Competition

Request for Proposals: 2021-2022 Quartet Pilot Research Project Competition
Proposals are due on Monday, March 22, 2021

The Annual Quartet award competition is jointly sponsored by the PSC, the Population Aging Research Center, Boettner Center for Pension Retirement Research, and LDI Center for Health Incentives and Behavioral Economics. The competition promotes high quality and innovative research in demography, economics, and related social and behavioral sciences. Quartet awards are funded for one year (or less) in duration and are selected through competitive peer review.

Click here to download the application materials and to read the RFP Guidelines.

Click here to read about former and currently funded projects.

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Population Studies Center: In the News

Change in Subjective Well-Being, Affluence and Trust in State Governments in India

NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC) by Preston & Vierboom

NEW POPULATION CENTER WORKING PAPER (PSC/PARC)

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