Carl Schmertmann

Carl Schmertmann is Professor of Economics at Florida State University and Research Associate at FSU's Center for Demography and Population Health. His academic career spans multiple institutions and research domains within demography.

His educational background includes a B.S. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Berkeley.

Schmertmann's research focuses on developing innovative methods for demographic analysis, particularly in forecasting cohort fertility and childlessness, and estimating demographic rates in small areas with sparse data. His work bridges economics, statistics, and population studies, emphasizing methodological rigor and practical applications for understanding population dynamics.

His publication record demonstrates consistent contributions to demographic methodology, with recent work focusing on data quality in mortality estimation, spline-based demographic modeling, and addressing biases in cohort profile construction. His research spans both theoretical methodological development and applied demographic analysis across various geographic contexts.

As former Editor of Demographic Research, Schmertmann has significantly influenced the field's scholarly discourse. His collaborative work extends across institutions including Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, University of California, Berkeley, University of Texas, and the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research.

Schmertmann maintains an active research program through the Center for Demography and Population Health at Florida State University, where he continues to advance methodological approaches to demographic analysis and contribute to understanding population dynamics in diverse contexts.