Lecturer, post-doc NCCR Lives Office 5205 Tel. +41 22 379 8215 E-mail

Education

• PhD in Economic and Social Sciences, University of Geneva (2008)
• MA (DEA) in Economic and Social History, University of Geneva (2002)
• Diploma (Licence) in Economic and Social History, University of Geneva (2000)

Research

• Historical and contemporary demography
• Longitudinal data analyis
• Life course research
• Quantitative methods in the social sciences

Teaching

• Statistics for the social sciences
• Statistics for the social sciences : applications
• Demographic analysis (University of Fribourg)

Selected publications

• Schumacher, R. and M. Oris (2011). Long-term changes in social mortality differentials, Geneva, 1625-2004. Explorations in Economic History 48(3) : 357-365. [pdf]
• Schumacher, R. and S. Vilpert (2011). Gender differences in social mortality differentials in Switzerland (1990-2005). Demographic Research 25(8): 285-310. [pdf]
• Schumacher, R. (2010). Structures et comportements en transition. La reproduction démographique à Genève au 19e siècle. Collection Population, Family and Society Vol.12. Berne : Peter Lang (549 p.) [order] This book was awarded the Latsis Prize 2009 of the University of Geneva
• Schumacher, R. and M. Oris (2010). Différentiels sociaux de mortalité à Genève. Un parcours à travers quatre siècles (1625-2004). In David, Thomas, Groebner, Valentin, Schaufelbuehl, Janick Marina et Brigitte Studer (eds.). Die Produktion von Ungleichheiten - La production des inégalités. Zurich : Chronos, 103-119.
• Schumacher, R., Ryczkowska, G. and O. Perroux (2007). Unwed mothers in the city. Illegitimate fertility in 19th century Geneva. The History of the Family. An International Quarterly 12(3) : 189-202. [pdf]
• Schumacher, R., Spoorenberg, T. and Y. Forney (2006). Déstandardisation, différenciation régionale et changements générationnels. Départ du foyer parental et modes de vie en Suisse au XXe siècle. European Journal of Population 22(2) : 153-176. [pdf] An earlier version of this paper was selected best student paper 2005 by the Association des démographes du Québec
• Schumacher, R. and L. Lorenzetti (2005). 'We have no proletariat'. Social stratification and occupational homogamy in industrial Switzerland. Winterthur 1909/10-1928. International Review of Social History 50(S13) : 65-91. [pdf]
• Lorenzetti, L. and R. Schumacher (2005). L'endogamie matrimoniale dans les villes suisses, 1880-1930. Effets structurels et préférences individuelles. Histoire & Mesure 20(1/2) : 29-55. [pdf]