Population Program

March 20, 2010

The Population Program sponsors short courses covering topics in research methods and demography.

Environmental Demography ~ University of Colorado Population Center Summer Short Course

July 16-18, 2008
Boulder, Colorado
Lori Hunter, Barbara Entwisle, David Carr, Liam Downey, Nizam Khan, and Nancy Thorwardson - Instructors
Class Website

Sociology 5161 (2007) ~ Longitudinal Data Management & Analysis: Exploring Developing Countries' Rural Population and Health Issues

July 2-13, 2007
Jani Little, Jill Williams, Jane Menken, and Nizam Khan - Instructors
Class Website (password protected site)

Biodemography ~ University of Colorado Population Center Summer Short Course

June 11-13, 2007
Boulder, Colorado
Maxine Weinstein, Michael Stallings, Eileen Crimmins, Noreen Goldman, Tom Johnson, Deqing Wu, Matt McQueen, and Jane Menken - Instructors
Class Website

Sociology 5161 (2006) ~ Longitudinal Data Management & Analysis - Exploring Developing Countries' Rural Population and Health Issues

June 10 - 30, 2006
Jill Williams, Enid Schatz, Jane Menken, and Jani Little - Instructors
Class Website (password protected site)

Economic Demography

May 15 - 19, 2006
Laura Argys - Instructor
Class Photos
This course is designed to familiarize students with the theoretical and empirical approaches to demographic topics from an economic perspective. Theoretical techniques will include cost-benefit analysis and models of utility maximization. Regression techniques and modifications to account for endogeneity make up the empirical focus of the course. These methods will be applied to the economics of marriage and divorce, fertility, and migration. Class time will be spent on introductory lectures describing theoretical models and empirical methods and discussions of applications of these methods in journal articles. Students will have an opportunity to discuss their own research ideas in class and gain an understanding of how economics might inform their research question.

Topics in Applied Statistics

July 2000, one week course
Cristobal Ridao-Cano - presenter
Course Notes (pdf)

Loglinear Modeling and Missing Data

July 1999, one week course
Frans Willekens - presenter
Course PowerPoint Presentations