Douglas A Wolf
Professor, Public Adminstration, Syracuse University
Associate Director, Aging Studies Program, Center for Policy Research, Syracuse University
1977 Ph.D., Public Policy Analysis, University of Pennsylvania
1973 B.A., Sociology, University of Pennsylvania
Wolf's research areas include several topics in the well-being and life course-patterns of the older population, such as household composition and parent-child coresidence; the dynamics of nursing home use; use of community-based long-term care resources; and the spatial distribution of kin and migration choices. A primary theme of Wolf's research is the role of family and kinship patterns in shaping the choices facing older people and their immediate kin with respect to living and care arrangements. In much of his research, Wolf has also focused on the impacts of fiscal and programmatic variations (such as state-level Medicaid program features and state and local taxation and expenditure variables) on behavioral outcomes. Wolf is also active in the development and application of demographic methodology, particularly in the area of microsimulation.
Email Address(315) 443-9066
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