Hans-Peter Kohler

Hans-Peter Kohler received his M.A. in Demography (1994) and Ph.D. in Economics (1997) from the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently head of the research group on Social Dynamics and Fertility at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock and part-time professor at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. His primary research interest is processes of social interactions and their relevance for fertility and AIDS-related behaviors in developing and...See more

Hans-Peter Kohler received his M.A. in Demography (1994) and Ph.D. in Economics (1997) from the University of California at Berkeley. He is currently head of the research group on Social Dynamics and Fertility at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock and part-time professor at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense. His primary research interest is processes of social interactions and their relevance for fertility and AIDS-related behaviors in developing and developed countries. Hans-Peter Kohler is also engaged in research on lowest-low fertility levels, the biodemography of fertility, and demographic methods. Recent publications have appeared in Demography, Journal of Development Economics, Journal of Population Economics, Population Studies, Demographic Research, Behavior Genetics, and Population and Development Review. See less