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Guillaume Marois

Senior Research Scholar

Multidimensional Demographic Modeling Research Group

Population and Just Societies Program

Biography

Guillaume Marois is an associate professor at the Asian Demographic Research Institute of the Shanghai University. He completed his PhD in demography at the National Institute for Scientific Research (Montreal) in 2014, and his master's degree in demography at the University of Montreal. He joined the IIASA World Population (POP) program at IIASA in 2016, to develop microsimulation models that allow for the projection of population under several socioeconomic dimensions. His main research interests include demographic projections, microsimulation, human capital, labor force participation, immigration and internal mobility.

Before joining IIASA, Dr. Marois was a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of urbanism of the University of Montreal. From 2008 to 2012, he also worked as a research officer at the Quebec Statistical Institute.



Last update: 05 MAY 2020

Publications

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Marois, G. & Lutz, W. (2026). Low fertility may persist and could be good for the economy. Nature Human Behaviour 10.1038/s41562-026-02423-6.

Marois, G. , Potančoková, M. , Bezat, A., & Crespo Cuaresma, J. (2026). Projecting Labour Market Imbalances and Skill Mismatch Under Demographic Change in the EU. European Journal of Population 42 e4. 10.1007/s10680-025-09758-2.

Marois, G. , Potančoková, M. , K.C., S., Goujon, A. , Whitelaw, E., Branson, N., Fonta, C., Kwawu, J., Mariti, R., Mugwendere, T., Ngwenya, C., & Lutz, W. (2026). African Human Capital Data Sheet 2026: Past trends, skills, and future pathways. Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/OeAW, University of Vienna) and University of Cape Town , Laxenburg, Austria.

Marois, G. , Potančoková, M. , K.C., S., Goujon, A. , Whitelaw, E., Branson, N., Fonta, C., Kwawu, J., Mariti, R., Mugwendere, T., Ngwenya, C., & Lutz, W. (2026). African Human Capital Data Sheet 2026: Past trends, skills, and future pathways. Country profile Senegal. Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/OeAW, University of Vienna) and University of Cape Town , Laxenburg, Austria.

Wu, J. & Marois, G. (2025). Family-work history and inequalities in old-age cognition in China. Social Science & Medicine 381 e118318. 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118318.