Essential Demographic Methods

“Ken Wachter’s unique and fascinating approach to teaching demographic methods has shaped generations of undergraduates and graduate students at UC Berkeley. Essential Demographic Methods is a major accomplishment and makes his invaluable and original teachings available to a broad audience.”—Hans-Peter Kohler, University of Pennsylvania

“I studied with Ken Wachter and became a demographer because of the course he taught with the materials that became this book.”—Mary C. Waters, Harvard University