Aims

To give DEA students additional demographic analysis based on recent methodology that is more research-specific, and focused on carefully targeted problems. To adapt the content occasionally through "special questions".

Main themes

- Measurement and analysis of the biological and behaviouristic variables of fertility. Bongaarts-type models.
- Measurement and analysis of the intermediary variables of mortality.
- Introduction to a biographical analysis of demographical phenomena.
- Individual indicators for fertility and infant mortality (e.g. DRAT).
- Observation and measurement of international migrations.
- Analytical problems associated with small populations (e.g. small numbers and calculation errors).

Content and teaching methods

A course combining theory, practice and illustrations.

Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)

Assessment: This will be in the form of personal work that students will have chosen on the basis of their DEA dissertation.

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