Population Council Research that makes a difference

Mark R.  Montgomery, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Mark R. Montgomery is a senior associate with the Population Council's Poverty, Gender, and Youth program. He also is a professor in the economics department at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His current research interests lie in three areas: the links between poverty and demographic behavior in the cities of developing countries; measurement of poverty and poverty dynamics using proxy variables; and how diffusion dynamics operate in the spread of fertility control and other innovative forms of demographic behavior.

Montgomery joined the Population Council in 1993. Before that, he had been in the Office of Population Research, Princeton University, and was a Rockefeller Foundation senior fellow at the University of Lagos. He holds a B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan (1982). He was a member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Population and served from 1999 to 2003 as co-chair of its Panel on Urban Population Dynamics. The panel’s report, entitled Cities Transformed: Demographic Change and Its Implications in the Developing World, was published by the National Academy Press in 2003; he was editor of the report along with Richard Stren, Barney Cohen, and Holly Reed.

Mark R.  Montgomery, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Measures of Urban Poverty (more)
Council researchers are assessing the impact of urban poverty on children’s education and nutrition, child survival, and women’s reproductive health.
(1/1999 - ongoing)
Topics: Urbanization, health, and the environment
Countries: Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa

New Methods for Estimating and Projecting Urban Populations (more)
Council researchers are linking city population data with demographic survey data on rates of fertility, marriage, migration, and mortality in statistical models of city population growth.
(1/2004 - ongoing)
Topics: Urbanization, health, and the environment
Countries: Developing Countries

Malawi Schooling and Adolescent Study (more)
This six-round longitudinal study aims to identify critical aspects of school quality that put adolescents who face the dual challenges of poverty and HIV/AIDS on a safer, healthier, and more productive path to adulthood. Our research seeks to uncover those aspects of schooling that will lead to more protective behaviors and lower HIV risk among young men and women.
(1/2007 - 4/2015)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood; Child marriage; HIV and children; HIV prevention; RTIs/STIs; Schooling; Sexual and gender-based violence; Sexuality and sexual behavior; Sexuality education
Countries: Malawi

Girls on the Move: A Girls Count Report on Adolescent Girls' Migration (more)
The Population Council is developing a report for the Girls Count series that will synthesize and build the evidence base on migrating adolescent girls ages 10–19 and will provide promising program examples and action-oriented recommendations to a variety of international stakeholders.
(3/2011 - 8/2012)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood; Social isolation/support; Urbanization, health, and the environment; Vulnerable populations
Countries: Global

Critical Communities for Investment in Adolescent Girls (more)
This project will provide data and maps on vulnerable adolescent girls and build support among donors and interested stakeholders to make investments that improve the health and rights of the poorest girls in the poorest communities.
(1/2009 - 4/2011)
Topics: Adolescence/transitions to adulthood; Population policy and demographic analysis; Social isolation/support
Countries: Global

Demographic Data for Development (more)
The first phase of the Demographic Data for Development project consisted of case studies in Ethiopia, Ghana, Senegal, and Uganda to examine accessibility, use, and demand for demographic data. In the second phase of the project, the Council and its partners are working to increase data access and use among journalists and members of the media in Ghana, Senegal, and Namibia.
(8/2008 - 7/2011)
Topics: Population policy and demographic analysis
Countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Namibia, Senegal, Uganda

Mark R.  Montgomery, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

Spatial scaling of stable night lights  (abstract) (PDF) 
Small,Christopher; Elvidge,Christopher D.; Balk,Deborah; Montgomery,Mark R.
Remote Sensing of Environment 115(2011): 269-280
Publication date: 2011

Urban growth, climate change, and freshwater availability  (abstract) (HTML) 
McDonald,Robert I.; Green,Pamela; Balk,Deborah; Fekete,Balazs M.; Revenga,Carmen; Todd,Megan; Montgomery,Mark R.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America 108(15): 6312-6317
Publication date: 2011

Mapping urban settlements and the risks of climate change in Africa, Asia and South America  (PDF) 
Balk,Deborah; Montgomery,Mark R.; McGranahan,Gordon; Kim,Donghwan; Mara,Valentina; Todd,Megan; Buettner,Thomas; Dorelien,Audrey; Guzman,Jose Miguel; Martine,George; Schensul,Daniel; Tacoli,Cecilia
from Population Dynamics and Climate Change, pp. 80-103
Publication date: 2010

Understanding the impacts of climate change: Linking satellite and other spatial data with population data  (PDF) 
Balk,Deborah; Montgomery,Mark R.; McGranahan,Gordon; Todd,Megan; Guzman,Jose Miguel; Martine,George; Schensul,Daniel; Tacoli,Cecilia
from Population Dynamics and Climate Change, pp. 206-217
Publication date: 2010

Review of World Bank, World Development Report 2009: Reshaping Economic Geography 
Montgomery,Mark R.
Population and Development Review 35(1): 197-199
Publication date: 2009

Urban health in low and middle-income countries 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Detels,Roger; Beaglehole,Robert; Lansang,Mary Ann; Gulliford,Martin
from Oxford Textbook of Public Health
Publication date: 2009

Urban poverty and health in developing countries  (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.
Population Bulletin 64(2)
Publication date: 2009

Socioeconomic heterogeneity in urban India 
Chandrasekhar,S.; Mukhopadhyay,Abhiroop; Martine,George; McGranahan,Gordon; Montgomery,Mark R.; Fernandez-Castilla,Rogelio
from The New Global Frontier: Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century
Publication date: 2008

The demography of the urban transition: What we know and don't know 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Martine,George; McGranahan,Gordon; Fernandez-Castilla,Rogelio
from The New Global Frontier: Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century
Publication date: 2008

The New Global Frontier: Urbanization, Poverty and Environment in the 21st Century 
Publication date: 2008

The urban transformation of the developing world  (abstract) 
Montgomery,Mark R.
Science 319(5864): 761-764
Publication date: 2008

Using sexually transmitted infection (STI) biomarkers to validate the reporting of sexual behavior within a randomized experimental evaluation of interviewing methods  (abstract) 
Hewett,Paul C.; Mensch,Barbara S.; de A.Ribeiro,Manoel Carlos; Jones,Heidi E.; Lippman,Sheri A.; Montgomery,Mark R.; van de Wijgert,Janneke
American Journal of Epidemiology 168(2): 202-211
Publication date: 2008

Developing-country urban health: Insights from demographic theory and practice 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Ezeh,Alex C.; Galea,Sandro; Vlahov,David
from Handbook of Urban Health: Populations, Methods, and Practice, pp. 317-360
Publication date: 2005

Poverty and children's schooling in urban and rural Senegal  (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Hewett,Paul C.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 196)
Publication date: 2005

Poverty and children's schooling in urban and rural Senegal [Arabic]  (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Hewett,Paul C.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 196)
Publication date: 2005

Poverty and children's schooling: A structural equations approach using MICS data 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Hewett,Paul C.; Minujin,E.; Delamonica,Enrique; Komarecki,Marina
from Human Rights and Social Policies for Children and Women: The Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in Practice
Publication date: 2005

Review of Robert Neuwirth, Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, a New Urban World 
Montgomery,Mark R.
Population and Development Review 31(2): 373-376
Publication date: 2005

The place of the urban poor in the Cairo Programme of Action and the Millennium Development Goals 
Montgomery,Mark R.
In United Nations Seminar on the Relevance of Population Aspects for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division
Publication date: 2005

Urban health in developing countries: An overview 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Ezeh,Alex C.; Galea,Sandro; Vlahov,David
from Handbook of Urban Health: Populations, Methods, and Practice, pp. 201-222
Publication date: 2005

Urban poverty and children and youth schooling: A case study of households and neighborhoods in urban Egypt 
Roushdy,Rania; Montgomery,Mark R.; Fikree,Fariyal F.
from Proceedings of the Urban Children and Youth in the MENA Region Meeting: Addressing Priorities in Education
Publication date: 2005

Urban poverty and health in developing countries: Household and neighborhood effects  (abstract) 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Hewett,Paul C.
Demography 42(3): 397-425
Publication date: 2005

Urban poverty and health in developing countries: Household and neighborhood effects  (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Hewett,Paul C.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 184)
Publication date: 2004

Urban poverty and health in developing countries: Household and neighborhood effects [Arabic]  (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Hewett,Paul C.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 184)
Publication date: 2004

Cities Transformed: Demographic Change and Its Implications in the Developing World 
Publication date: 2003

Poverty and public services in developing-country cities  (PDF) 
Hewett,Paul C.; Montgomery,Mark R.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 154)
Publication date: 2001

Social networks and contraceptive dynamics in southern Ghana  (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Kiros,Gebre-Egziabher; Agyeman,Dominic K.; Casterline,John B.; Aglobitse,Peter; Hewett,Paul C.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 153)
Publication date: 2001

Measuring living standards with proxy variables  (abstract) 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Gragnolati,Michele; Burke,Kathleen A.; Paredes,Edmundo
Demography 37(2): 155-174
Publication date: 2000

Perceiving mortality decline  (abstract) (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.
Population and Development Review 26(4): 795-819
Publication date: 2000

The quantity-quality transition in Asia 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Arends-Kuenning,Mary; Mete,Cem; Chu,C.Y.Cyrus; Lee,Ronald D.
from Population and Economic Change in East Asia,, pp. 223-256
Publication date: 2000

High fertility, unwanted fertility, and children's schooling 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Bledsoe,Caroline H.; Casterline,John B.; Johnson-Kuhn,Jennifer A.; Haaga,John G.
from Critical Perspectives on Schooling and Fertility in the Developing World, pp. 216-266
Publication date: 1999

Measuring living standards with proxy variables  (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Gragnolati,Michele; Burke,Kathleen A.; Paredes,Edmundo
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 129)
Publication date: 1999

Mortality decline and the demographic response: Toward a new agenda  (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 122)
Publication date: 1999

Social networks and the diffusion of fertility control in the Republic of Korea 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Chung,Woojin; Leete,Richard
from Dynamics of Values in Fertility Change, pp. 179-209
Publication date: 1999

The quantity-quality transition in Asia  (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Arends-Kuenning,Mary; Mete,Cem
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 123)
Publication date: 1999

Social networks and the diffusion of fertility control  (PDF) 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Casterline,John B.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 119)
Publication date: 1998

Excess fertility, unintended births and children's schooling 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Lloyd,Cynthia B.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 100)
Publication date: 1997

From Death to Birth: Mortality Decline and Reproductive Change 
Publication date: 1997

Learning and lags in mortality perceptions 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Cohen,Barney
from From Death to Birth: Mortality Decline and Reproductive Change, pp. 112-137
Publication date: 1997

Comments on men, women, and unintended pregnancy 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Casterline,John B.; Lee,Ronald D.; Foote,Karen A.
from Fertility in the United States: New Patterns, New Theories,, pp. 100-106
Publication date: 1996

Learning and lags in mortality perceptions 
Montgomery,Mark R.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 91)
Publication date: 1996

Social learning, social influence, and new models of fertility 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Casterline,John B.; Lee,Ronald D.; Foote,Karen A.
from Fertility in the United States: New Patterns, New Theories,, pp. 151-175
Publication date: 1996

The consequences of unintended fertility for investment in children: Conceptual and methodological issues 
Lloyd,Cynthia B.; Montgomery,Mark R.
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 89)
Publication date: 1996

The tradeoff between the number of children and their schooling: Evidence from Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana 
Montgomery,Mark R.; Kouame,Aka; Oliver,Raylynn
Policy Research Division Working Paper (no. 82)
Publication date: 1995

Mark R.  Montgomery, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

An urban century lies ahead: Demographic change and its implications for health  
Presentation at Introduction and Adoption of New HIV/AIDS Technologies: Building a Platform for Healthier Futures, Washington DC, 16-17 April
Montgomery,Mark R.
Publication date: 2009

Forecasting city population growth in developing countries (abstract)  
Presentation at the XXVI IUSSP International Population Conference, Marrakech, 30 September
Montgomery,Mark R.; Buettner,Thomas; Adamo,Susana Beatriz; Kim,Donghwan
Publication date: 2009

Mapping the risks of climate change in developing countries (abstract)  
Presentation at Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Detroit, 1 May
Montgomery,Mark R.; Balk,Deborah; McGranahan,Gordon; Chandrasekhar,S.; Small,Christopher; Mara,Valentina; Kim,Donghwan
Publication date: 2009

Modeling spatial inequalities in health in cities of developing countries: The case of Accra, Ghana (abstract)  
Presentation at Population Association of America Annual Meeting, Detroit, 2 May
Weeks,John R.; Hill,Allan G.; Getis,Arthur; Montgomery,Mark R.; Montana,Livia; Hill,Kenneth
Publication date: 2009

The health of urban populations in developing countries (PDF) 
United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Population Distribution, Urbanization, Internal Migration and Development, New York, 21-23 January
Montgomery,Mark R.
Publication date: 2008

Cities transformed: Demographic change and its implications in the developing world (PDF) 
Keynote speaker at Workshop on Urban Population, Development and Environment Dynamics sponsored by the Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography (CICRED), Nairobi, 11-13 June
Montgomery,Mark R.
Publication date: 2007

Estimating and forecasting city growth in the developing world  
Presentation at Workshop on Urban Population, Development and Environment Dynamics sponsored by the Committee for International Cooperation in National Research in Demography (CICRED), Nairobi, 11-13 June
Montgomery,Mark R.
Publication date: 2007

Poverty and inequality in southern Africa: Results from a poverty-mapping study (abstract)  
Presentation at Population Association of America 2006 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, 30 March-1 April
Montgomery,Mark R.; Levy,Marc; Muniz,Maria; Storeygard,Adam
Publication date: 2006

The spatial distribution and correlates of poverty: Lessons from global and small-area scale analyses (abstract)  
Presentation at Population Association of America 2006 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, 30 March-1 April
Montgomery,Mark R.; Storeygard,Adam
Publication date: 2006

Using STI biomarkers to validate the reporting of sexual behavior within an experimental evaluation of interviewing methods  
Presentation at the Population Association of America 2006 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, 31 March
Hewett,Paul C.; Mensch,Barbara S.; de A.Ribeiro,Manoel Carlos; Jones,Heidi E.; Lippman,Sheri A.; Montgomery,Mark R.; van de Wijgert,Janneke
Publication date: 2006

The place of the urban poor in the Cairo Programme of Action and the Millennium Development Goals (PDF) 
Paper presented at the Seminar on the Relevance of Population Aspects for the Achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, New York, 17-19 November 2004, Population Division, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations
Montgomery,Mark R.
Publication date: 2004

Mark R.  Montgomery, Ph.D.

Senior Associate

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