Albert Hermalin


Research Professor Emeritus, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
Professor Emeritus, Sociology, University of Michigan.

Ph.D., Princeton University

Dr. Hermalin is currently involved in a major collaborative study of aging in Asia, funded partially by a MERIT award from the National Institute of Aging. He has also done extensive research on fertility using multi-level analysis.

Recent Publications

Books

Hermalin, Albert. 2002. The Well-Being of the Elderly in Asia: A Four-Country Comparative Study. Ann Arbor, MI: Univeristy of Michigan Press. Abstract.

Weinstein, Maxine, Albert Hermalin, and M.A. Soto. 2001. Population Health and Aging: Strengthening the Dialogue Between Epidemiology and Demography. New York: The New York Academy of Sciences. Abstract.

Journal Articles

Hermalin, Albert, Mary Beth Ofstedal, and Rebecca Tesfai. 2007. "Future Characteristics of the Elderly in Developing Countries and Their Implications for Policy." Asian Population Studies, 3(1): 5-36. DOI:10.1080/17441730701270798. Licensed Access.

Ofstedal, Mary Beth, Zachary Zimmer, Albert Hermalin, Angelique Chang, Yi-Li Chuang, Josefina Natividad, and Zhe Tang. 2007. "Short-term Trends in Functional Limitation and Disability Among Older Asians: A Comparison of Five Asian Settings." Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 22(3): 243-261. DOI:10.1007/s10823-006-9025-z. Licensed Access.

Hermalin, Albert. 2007. "COMMENTARY -- Using our data resources efficiently." Asian Population Studies, 3(3): 183-185. Worldcat.

Hermalin, Albert, and Li-Shou Yang. 2004. "Levels of Support from Children in Taiwan: Expectations versus Reality, 1965 - 1999." Population and Development Review, 30(3): 417-448. Reprint No. 611. DOI:10.1111/j.1728-4457.2004.00022.x. PDF. Licensed Access.

PSC Reports

Hermalin, Albert, Mary Beth Ofstedal, Cathy Sun, and I-Wen Liu. 2007. "Nativity Differentials in Older Age Mortality in Taiwan: Do They Exist and Why?" Elderly in Asia Report No. 07-63. May 2007. Abstract. PDF.

Hermalin, Albert, Mary Beth Ofstedal, and Rebecca Tesfai. 2006. "Future Characteristics of the Elderly in Developing Countries and Their Implications for Policy." Elderly in Asia Report No. 06-62. May 2006. Abstract. PDF.

Hermalin, Albert, Mary Beth Ofstedal, Kristine Baker, and Yi-Li Chuang. 2005. "Moving from Household Structure to Living Arrangement Transitions: What Do We Learn?" Elderly in Asia Report No. 05-61. April 2005. Abstract. PDF.

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