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John B. Casterline
Professor
Research Interests:
Social demography, quantitative methods. Current research focuses on fertility theory and methods, demographic transition in low-income societies, demography of the Arab region, social networks and demographic processes, and child development in low-income societies.
Recent Publications:
- John B. Casterline and Laila O. el-Zeini. “Estimation of unwanted fertility.” Demography 44(4): 729-745.
- Amin, Sajeda, John B. Casterline and Laura Spess. “Poverty and fertility: evidence and agenda”. Poverty, Gender, and Youth Working Paper no. 4. New York: Population Council.
- Mensch, Barbara, Susheela Singh, and John Casterline. “Trends in the timing of first marriage among men and women in the developing world.” Pp. 118-171 In C.B. Lloyd, J.R. Behrman, N.P. Stromquist, and Barney Cohen (eds) The Changing Transitions to Adulthood in Developing Countries: Selected Studies. Washington, D.C.: the National Academies Press.
- Samuel Agyei-Mensah, John B. Casterline, and Dominic K. Agyeman (eds.). Reproductive Change in Ghana: Recent Patterns and Future Prospects. Accra: University of Ghana Press.
- Peter Aglobitse, John B. Casterline and Dominic K. Agyeman. “Social interaction and reproductive behaviour: evidence from the Cape Coast study”. In Samuel Agyei-Mensah, John B. Casterline, and Dominic K. Agyeman (eds.). Reproductive Change in Ghana: Recent Patterns and Future Prospects. Accra: University of Ghana Press.
- Casterline, John B. and Rania Roushdy. Fertility Decline in Egypt: the Challenge of Achieving Replacement-Level Fertility. Cairo: Population Council.
