David A. Sánchez-Páez

Assistant Professor
Universidad de Valladolid

david.sanchezpaez@uva.es

Field of Study: Demography, Economics
 
Specialization: Children and Youth, Economic Demography, Fertility, Population and Development, Population and Environment, Reproductive Health (Family Planning), Social Demography
 
Regional focus: Latin America and the Caribbean, Sub-Saharan Africa
 
Education: Doctorate (Ph.D, or MD), Universidad de Salamanca, Economics, 2019
 
Working languages: English
Spanish, French
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: European Association for Population Studies (EAPS), Population Association of America (PAA)
 
Curriculum Vitae:
 
Professional Summary:

PhD in Economics. Young researcher always seeking for knowledge and contributing to society.

 

Publications:

1. Schoumaker, B. and Sánchez-Páez, D.A. (2024). Disruptions in educational progress and fertility dynamics by educational level: Unraveling the link between education and fertility stalls in sub-Saharan Africa. Population and Development Review 00(0): 1–27. doi: 10.1111/padr.12610
2. Sánchez-Páez, D.A., Masquelier, B., Menashe-Oren, A., Baruwa, J. and Reniers, G. (2023). Measuring under-five mortality and fertility through mobile phone surveys: an assessment of selection bias in 34 low- and middle-income countries. BMJ Open 13: e071791. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-071791
3. Sánchez-Páez, D.A. and Schoumaker, B. (2022). Fertility Transition in Africa: What do we know and what have we learned about Fertility Stalls? In C. Odimewgu and Y. Adewoyin (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook of African Demography (pp. 216 – 251). London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780429287213-15
4. Sánchez-Páez, D.A. and Ortega, J.A. (2019). Reported patterns of pregnancy termination from Demographic and Health Surveys. PLoS ONE 14(8): e0221178. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0221178
5. Sánchez-Páez, D.A. and Ortega, J.A. (2018). Adolescent contraceptive use and its effects on fertility. Demographic Research 38(45): 1359 – 1388. doi: 10.4054/DemRes.2018.38.45

 
Honorary or professional positions and awards:
 
Director of Policy and Planning, Municipality of Quito-Ecuador

Undesecretary of Planning, Ministry of Education - Ecuador.

Consultant: UNICEF, ILO.
Research grants:
Violence and Education, SEK University-Ecuador

Housholds effects on education, SEK University-Ecuador

Mitacs Globalink Research Award: "HIV infection and fertility among adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa"