Aging In Developing Countries Network | John E. Knodel

Professor, Population Studies Center, University of Michigan

Research Interests

Social, economic and psychological well being, impact of AIDS epidemic, gender differences

Degree

Ph.D.

Regions and Countries Studied

Cambodia, Thailand

Related Publications

Knodel JE, and Chayovan N. 2009. Population Ageing and the Well-Being of Older Persons in Thailand: Past trends, current situation, and future challenges. UNFPA Papers in Population Ageing No. 5.

Knodel JE, and Saengtienchai C. 2007. Rural Parents with Urban Children: Social and Economic Implications of Migration on the Rural Elderly in Thailand. Population, Space and Place 13(3): 193-210.

Knodel JE, Kespichayawattana J, Wiwatwanich S, and Saengtienchai C. 2007. Migration and Inter-generational Solidarity: Evidence from Rural Thailand. UNFPA Papers in Population Ageing No. 2. UNFPA Country Technical Services Team for East and Southeast Asia.

Ofstedal M, Reidy E, and Knodel JE. 2004. "Gender differences in economic support and well-being among older Asians." Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology 19:165-20.

Knodel JE, and Ofstedal M. 2003. "Gender and Aging in the Developing World: Where Are the Men?" Population and Development Review 29 (4): 677-698.

Links

AIDS and Older Persons: Studies of the Impact in Thailand and Cambodia.

Gender and Aging in SE Asia and the Developing World.

Impact of AIDS, Poverty, and Social Upheaval on the Elderly: The Case of Cambodia.