Differential polygyny in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia is investigated using
individual-level Demographic and Health Surveys data. As well as contrasting polygynists' …

This study seeks to optimize media allocation and discuss the role of online in consumer
packaged goods (CPG) marketing. To this end, the authors explore in depth three CPG …

This dissertation addresses the question of relative reproductive control between couples in
a rural East African setting. It asks one fundamental question: which member of the couple, …

Most documents are about more than one subject, but the majority of natural language
processing algorithms and information retrieval techniques implicitly assume that every document …

… I would also like to thank all the members of my dissertation group—Nancy Luke, Sangeetha
Madhavan, Angela Reynar and Alex Weinreb— who provided valuable comments on early …

As a result of both delayed and foregone marriage, greater proportions of the United States
population are spending their middle adulthood in the never married state. This study uses …

This dissertation is composed of three essays examining different facets of demography,
ranging from an issue affecting infant mortality and two issues affecting fertility. …

This dissertation investigates female collaboration and conflict in a rural African setting and
their effects on fertility and child survival. Using data from the Bamanan and Fulbe …

… Finally, I owe the most gratitude to my parents, who always encouraged me to pursue my
dreams and strive to do my best, and to my wife, Angela, for picking up where they left o . …

… Angela Reynar skillfully edited my draft for a forthcoming publication in Population StudiesChapter
Four also matured during the research seminar directed by Irma Elo and Etienne van …