Vimal Ranchhod
Fogarty Postdoctoral Fellow, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan.
Postdoctoral Mentor: David Lam
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Dr. Ranchhod studies labor economics, discrimination and affirmative action, and labor migration. In recent work, he has examined how teenage sexual activity and childbearing affect schooling in urban South Africa.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Marteleto, Leticia, Lam, David, and Vimal Ranchhod. 2008. "Sexual Behavior, Pregnancy, and Schooling Among Young People in Urban South Africa." Studies in Family Planning, 39(4): 351-368. DOI:10.1111/j.1728-4465.2008.00180.x. Public Access. Worldcat.
Chapters
Lam, David, Murray Leibbrandt, and Vimal Ranchhod. 2006. "Labor Force Withdrawal of the Elderly in South Africa." In Advancing the Research Agenda on Aging in Africa edited by Jane Menken and Barney Cohen. Washington DC : National Academies Press.
Conference Proceedings
Marteleto, Leticia, David Lam, and Vimal Ranchhod. 2006. "Sexual Behavior, Childbearing, Union Formation and Schooling in South Africa: Evidence from Panel Data." IUSSP Seminar, El Colegio de México Cholula, Puebla, Mexico, 6-9 November,
PSC Reports
Marteleto, Leticia, David Lam, and Vimal Ranchhod. 2006. "Schooling and Early Childbearing in Urban South Africa." PSC Research Report No. 06-610. October 2006. Abstract. PDF.
Other Reports
Lam, David, Murray Leibbrandt, and Vimal Ranchhod. 2005. "Labour force withdrawal of the elderly in South Africa." University of Cape Town, Centre for Social Science Research Working Paper 05-118. Abstract.
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Recent resources, events, news
New Publications
Bingenheimer & Geronimus, "Behavior & HIV"
Wildeman, "Imprisonment & Infant Mortality," PSC Research Report
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