Staff Biographical Page: William Kandel

Briefly

William Kandel conducts demographic research on immigration, race, and ethnicity in rural America for the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His current research analyzes new geographic destinations of rural immigrants, immigrant integration, public policy impacts of rural Hispanic population growth, farm labor, and the role of industrial restructuring in demographic change. Prior to moving to Washington DC, he conducted postdoctoral research in international demography and income inequality at Penn States Population Research Institute. William earned his Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago and his M.S. in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University. His recent book, Population Change and Rural Society, co-edited with David Brown of Cornell University, was published by Springer Publishers in 2006.

Background

William Kandel joined ERS in September 2001 and has since applied his background in international migration and industrial restructuring to demographic research on rural Hispanics and immigrants. His current research focuses on new geographic destinations of rural immigrants, public policy impacts of rural Hispanic population growth, and the role of industrial restructuring in demographic change. He is also currently editing a book with David Brown of Cornell University on rural population and extending an analysis on Hispanic labor market outcomes in nonmetropolitan counties with Robert Gibbs. William obtained a Masters degree in City and Regional Planning from Cornell University in 1991 and a doctorate in Sociology from the University of Chicago in 1998. His dissertation research examined impacts of temporary U.S. migration on Mexican children's educational attainment and involved 15 months of survey and ethnographic research in Mexico and California. From 1998 2000, he conducted postdoctoral work in international demography and income inequality at the Population Research Institute at Pennsylvania State University.

Education

William Kandel holds a doctorate in sociology from the University of Chicago (1998) and a Masters degree in city and regional planning from Cornell University (1991).

Professional Affiliations

Population Association of America, American Sociological Association, Rural Sociological Society, and District of Columbia Sociological Society.

Publications

ERS publications by this author

Parrado, Emilio, and William Kandel. Forthcoming (2007). "New Hispanic Migrant Destinations: A Tale of Two Industries," in D. Massey and C. Hirshman (Eds.) New Faces in New Places: The Changing Geography of American Immigration. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.

Jones, Carol, William Kandel, and Timothy Parker. 2007. "Population Dynamics are Changing the Profile of Rural Areas." Amber Waves 5(2): 30-35.

Kandel, William. 2006. "Rural meat Processing Industry Draws Hispanic Workers." Amber Waves 4(3): 11-15. Republished as "Meat-processing firms attract Hispanic workers to rural US" in Meat International, 16(7): 2-5 (2006).

Kandel, William, and Emilio Parrado. 2006. "Hispanic Population Growth and Public School Response in Two New South Immigrant Destinations," in H. Smith and O. Furuseth (eds.) The New South: Latinos and the Transformation of Place. Aldershot, England: Ashgate.

Kandel, William and David Brown (eds.). 2006. Population Change and Rural Society. Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Springer.

Brown, David and William Kandel. 2006. "Rural America Through a Demographic Lens." in W. Kandel and D. Brown (eds.) Population Change and Rural Society. Berlin: Springer.

Kandel, William and Emilio Parrado. 2006. "Rural Hispanic Population Growth: Public Policy Impacts in Nonmetro Counties." in W. Kandel and D. Brown (eds.) Population Change and Rural Society. Berlin: Springer.

Kandel, William. 2005. "Rural Hispanics at a Glance." Economic Research Service, USDA

Kandel, William, and Emilio Parrado. 2005. "Restructuring of the US Meat Processing Industry and New Hispanic Migrant Destinations." Population and Development Review, 31(3): 447-471.

Kandel, W. "Mexican Workers in U.S. Agriculture." In J. Durand and D.S. Massey (eds.). Crossing the Border: Research from the Mexican Migration Project. New York: Russell Sage Foundation. 2004.

Kandel, W. and J. Cromartie. New Patterns of Hispanic Settlement in Rural America. Rural Development Research Report 99, Economic Research Service, USDA. 2004.

Kandel, W. and C. Newman. Rural Hispanics: Employment and Residential Trends. Amber Waves 2(3):38-45. 2004.

Kandel, W. and E. Parrado. "U.S. Industrial Transformation and New Latino Migration." Migration Information Source (4/1/04). Washington, DC: Migration Policy Institute. 2004.

Kandel, W. and E. Parrado. "Industrial Transformation and Hispanic Migration to the American South: The Case of the Poultry Industry" in Hispanic Spaces, Latino Places: A Geography of Regional and Cultural Diversity, edited by Daniel D. Arreola. Austin: University of Texas Press. 2004.

Kandel, W. "The Impact of U.S. Migration on Mexican Children's Educational Attainment" in Education, Family, and Population Dynamics, edited by M. Cosio, R. Marcouz, M. Pilon, and A. Quesnel. Paris: CICRED. 2003.

Kandel, W. and J. Cromartie. Hispanics Find a Home in Rural America. Amber Waves 1(1):11. 2003.

Kandel, W. and D. Post. "After-school Work in Mexico: Competing for Children's Time and Success?" International Journal of Educational Development, 23(3):299-314. 2003.

Kandel, W. and D. Massey. "The Culture of Mexican Migration: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis." Social Forces 80(3):981-1004. 2002.

Kandel, W. and G. Kao. "The Impact of Temporary Labor Migration on Mexican Student Outcomes." International Migration Review 35(3):1205. 2001.