Affiliate Researcher

Andres Castro

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I am a sociologist and population scientist interested on social class and gender differences in family formation and dissolution patterns in global South countries and populations.

MPIDR Publications

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Castro Torres, A. F.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:

North and South: naming practices and the hidden dimension of global disparities in knowledge production

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119:10, e2119373119–e2119373119. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Gutierrez Vazquez, E. Y.:

Gendered and stratified family formation trajectories in the context of Latin American migration, 1950 to 2000

International Migration Review 56:4, 1107–1140. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Batyra, E.; Myrskylä, M.:

Income inequality and increasing dispersion of the transition to first birth in the Global South

Population and Development Review 48:1, 189–215. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Parrado, E. A.:

Nativity differentials in first births in the United States: patterns by race and ethnicity

Demographic Research 46:2, 37–64. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.:

Analysis of Latin American fertility in terms of probable social classes

European Journal of Population 37:2, 297–339. (2021)    

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van Damme, M.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Castro Torres, A. F.:

Research note: estimating kinship size of older adults in Europe with models and surveys

Demography, 1–10. (2025)    

Akbaritabar, A.; Castro Torres, A. F.; Larivière, V.:

A global perspective on social stratification in science

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 11:914, 1–10. (2024)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Akbaritabar, A.:

The use of linear models in quantitative research

Quantitative Science Studies, 1–32. (2024)    

Akbaritabar, A.; Castro Torres, A. F.; Larivière, V.:

A global perspective on the social structure of science

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-029. (2023)    

Batyra, E.; Pesando, L. M.; Castro Torres, A. F.; Furstenberg, F. F.; Kohler, H.-P.:

Union formation, within-couple dynamics, and child well-being: a global macro-level perspective

Population, Space and Place, 1–15. (2023)    

Selected Recent All

van Damme, M.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.; Castro Torres, A. F.:

Research note: estimating kinship size of older adults in Europe with models and surveys

Demography, 1–10. (2025)    

Akbaritabar, A.; Castro Torres, A. F.; Larivière, V.:

A global perspective on social stratification in science

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications 11:914, 1–10. (2024)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Akbaritabar, A.:

The use of linear models in quantitative research

Quantitative Science Studies, 1–32. (2024)    

Akbaritabar, A.; Castro Torres, A. F.; Larivière, V.:

A global perspective on the social structure of science

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2023-029. (2023)    

Batyra, E.; Pesando, L. M.; Castro Torres, A. F.; Furstenberg, F. F.; Kohler, H.-P.:

Union formation, within-couple dynamics, and child well-being: a global macro-level perspective

Population, Space and Place, 1–15. (2023)    

Castro Torres, A. F.:

The neglected role of domestic migration on family patterns in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1950-2000

Studies in Family Planning, 1–23. (2023)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Gutierrez Vazquez, E. Y.:

Power relations and persistent low fertility among domestic workers in Latin America

The Sociological Review 71:6, 1423–1447. (2023)

Lee, D. S.; Batyra, E.; Castro Torres, A. F.; Wilde, J.:

Human fertility after a disaster: a systematic literature review

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 290:1998, 1–16. (2023)

Liu, C.; Castro Torres, A. F.; Batyra, E.:

A gender story of institutional disengagement of young adults in Latin America

Sociology Compass 17:12, e13138–e13138. (2023)    

Abufhele, A.; Pesando, L. M.; Castro Torres, A. F.:

Parental educational similarity and inequality implications for infant health in Chile: evidence from administrative records, 1990–2015

Research in Social Stratification and Mobility 82:100736, 1–14. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.:

Domestic migration and family formation and dissolution trajectories in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1950-2000

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2022-002. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.:

Family formation trajectories and migration in the United States by the end of the 20th century

Current Sociology, 1–30. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Akbaritabar, A.:

Methodological monotheism across fields of science in contemporary quantitative research

arXiv e-prints 2208.05373. unpublished. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:

North and South: naming practices and the hidden dimension of global disparities in knowledge production

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119:10, e2119373119–e2119373119. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Batyra, E.; Myrskylä, M.:

Income inequality and increasing dispersion of the transition to first birth in the Global South

Population and Development Review 48:1, 189–215. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Gutierrez Vazquez, E. Y.:

Gendered and stratified family formation trajectories in the context of Latin American migration, 1950 to 2000

International Migration Review 56:4, 1107–1140. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Gutierrez Vazquez, E. Y.; Bernardes, T.:

Power relations and persistent low fertility among domestic workers in Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2022-003. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Parrado, E. A.:

Nativity differentials in first births in the United States: patterns by race and ethnicity

Demographic Research 46:2, 37–64. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Pesando, L. M.; Kohler, H.-P.; Furstenberg, F. F.:

Family change and variation through the lens of family configurations in low- and middle-income countries

Population, Space and Place 28:4, e2531–e2531. (2022)    

Esteve, A.; Castro-Martin, T.; Castro Torres, A. F.:

Families in Latin America: trends, singularities, and contextual factors

Annual Review of Sociology 48, 485–505. (2022)

García Arias, J. A.; Castro Torres, A. F.:

A binational analysis of infant mortality among crisis-driven diasporas and those who remain: a population-based study in Colombia and Venezuela

BMJ Global Health 7:8, e009523–e009523. (2022)    

Liu, C.; Castro Torres, A. F.; Batyra, E.:

A gender story of social disengagement in Latin America

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2022-004. (2022)    

Castro Torres, A. F.:

Analysis of Latin American fertility in terms of probable social classes

European Journal of Population 37:2, 297–339. (2021)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Alburez-Gutierrez, D.:

North and South: naming practices and the hidden dimension of global disparities in knowledge production

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2021-014. (2021)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Batyra, E.; Myrskylä, M.:

Income inequality and increasing dispersion of the transition to first birth in the Global South

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2021-009. (2021)    

Castro Torres, A. F.:

Analysis of Latin American fertility change in terms of probable social classes

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2020-001. (2020)    

Castro Torres, A. F.:

Family formation trajectories and migration status in the United States, 1970-2010

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2020-008. (2020)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Gutierrez Vazquez, E. Y.:

Gendered and stratified family formation trajectories in the context of Latin American migration, 1950 to 2000

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2020-027. (2020)    

Castro Torres, A. F.; Pesando, L. M.; Kohler, H.-P.; Furstenberg, F. F.:

Family change and variation through the lens of family configurations in low- and middle-income countries

University of Pennsylvania Population Center Working Papers (PSC/PARC) 2019-31, Philadelphia, PA. (2019)    

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