Peter McDonald (demographer)

Peter McDonald is an Australian demographer, particularly in the fields of fertility transition and migration. He researched extensively in Southeast Asia. He had a significant impact on demographic teaching, research and policy formulation and received the Irene B. Taueber Award in 2015.[1] McDonald is Emeritus Professor of Demography in the Crawford School of Public Policy of the Australian National University.

In 2016 McDonald was appointed Professor of Demography and head of the Demography Unit within the Centre for Health Policy at the University of Melbourne.[2]

In 2013 the Prime Minister of Australia, Malcolm Turnbull, described McDonald as "arguably the world’s leading demographer".[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Peter McDonald". Crawford School of Public Policy. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "New Demography Unit within the Centre for Health Policy". University of Melbourne. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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