Paul Demény#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 4558 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | HUMAN MOBILITY, GOVERNANCE, ENVIRONMENT AND SPACE |
| Elected: | 2017 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
Paul Demeny passed away October 18, 2024.
Positions Held
- 1988 - 2012 Distinguished Scholar, Population Council, New York, (retiring formally in 2013)
- 1973 - 1998 Vice-president and Director, Center for Policy Studies, Population Council, New York
- 1969 - 1973 Professor of Economics and Director, East-West Population Institute, University of Hawaii
- 1966 - 1969 Associate Professor and Professor of Economics and Associate Director, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
- 1961 - 1966 Assistant Professor of Economics, and Associate, Office of Population Research, Princeton University
Fields of Scholarship
- Population economics
- History of population theories
- International migration
- Population policy
- Demographic history
- Editing leading demographic journal for 38 years
Honours and Awards
- 2018 Hungarian Order of St. Stephen
- 2017 Cross of Award of Merit, Hungarian Government
- 2003 Laureate of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
- 2002 External Member, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
- 1988 Distinguished Scholar, Population Council
- 1986 President Population Association of America
- 1957 - 1961 Fellowships for Graduate Study, Princeton Univerity
