The Gompertz force of mortality in terms of the modal age at death
Demographic Research, 2015 Background: The Gompertz force of mortality (hazard function) is usually expressed in terms of a, the initial level of mortality, and b, the rate at which mortality increases with age.
Trifon I. Missov +4 more
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Assessment of the social well-being of families in Russian regions: A sociological analysis
RUDN journal of Sociology, 2021 Under the current humanitarian and technological revolution, the change of the paradigm of the social-economic development from the principle man for economy to the principle economy for man has become a priority criteria for positioning countries in the
T. K. Rostovskaya +2 more
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Trends of Academic Mobility in Russia: Statistical Analysis and Forecasting
Интеграция образования, 2021 Introduction. Currently, the competitiveness of universities is determined by their level of internationalization, which cannot be imagined without academic mobility. This is reflected in world university rankings.
Tamara K. Rostovskaya +1 more
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The Demographic Database — History of Technical and Methodological Achievements
Historical Life Course Studies, 2023 The Demographic Data Base (DDB) at the Centre for Demographic and Ageing Research (CEDAR) at Umeå University has since the 1970s been building longitudinal population databases and disseminating data for research.
Pär Vikström +3 more
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Mortality decline and reproductive change during the Dutch demographic transition: revisiting a traditional debate with new data [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND According to classic demographic transition theory, mortality change is the key factor that triggers a decline in fertility. Research on this topic has mostly relied on aggregate or time series data.
Frans Van Poppel +20 more
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Method for reconstructing mortality by educational groups
Population Health Metrics, 2021 Background The lack of classification by educational attainment in death and population exposure data at older ages is an important constraint for studying changes and patterns of mortality disparities by education in Denmark and Sweden.
László Németh +3 more
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Twin Research and Human Genetics, 2019 AbstractThe seasonality of demographic data has been of great interest. It depends mainly on the climatic conditions, and the findings may vary from study to study. Commonly, the studies are based on monthly data. Thepopulation at riskplays a central role. For births or deaths over short periods, the population at risk is proportional to the lengths of
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Chronological objects in demographic research [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Calendar time, age and duration are chronological objects. They represent an instant or a time period. Age and duration are usually expressed in units with varying lengths.
Willekens, F.J.C., Frans J. Willekens
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Economic Sustainability and Intergenerational Fairness: A New Taxonomy of Indicators
Intergenerational Justice Review, 2017 The aim of this paper is to facilitate informed choice about indicators of economic sustainability and intergenerational fairness and decisions about their uses. We focus on four issues.
Róbert I. Gál, Judit Monostori
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Cumulative risk, center-based childcare and socio-emotional difficulties in early childhood: Evidence from Hungary [PDF]
Demographic ResearchBACKGROUND: Although center-based childcare attendance under age 3 is widespread in Europe, there is mixed evidence on its impact on children’s socio-emotional well-being.
Zsuzsanna Veroszta +2 more
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