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Paolo Sylos Labini: Reflections of a Classical Economist [PDF]
The article provides a review of Sylos Labini’s memories, collected here on occasion of the tenth anniversary of his passing away. The author reports on the proceedings of two conferences in memory of Sylos Labini held in Rome, on 18 November 2015 at the
ZACCHIA, GIULIA
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Why demography needs (new) theories
It is widely acknowledged that the theoretical perspectives that inform demographic inquiry have often come from elsewhere. While economic theory and econometric methods has played a particularly prominent role in the development of some areas of study ...
W. Sigle
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This article discusses Oppenheimer’s theory on marriage timing, reviews the way this theory was received in European demography and family sociology, and develops a new test of the theory using annual panel data from 13 European countries for the period ...
M. Kalmijn
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Thoughts on the U.N. 2017 Population Prospects: Procreation-Related Internationally Wrongful Acts, and Overpopulation as Global Risk [PDF]
Two relatively recent factual elements are the basis of this Article: the 2017 revision of the United Nations’ Population Prospects, showing a world population increase of around 50% by 2100, and Turkey’s President Erdogan’s call for the Turks living in ...
Radavoi, Ciprian N.
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OFFICIAL STATISTICS: ABOVE AND BELOW THE PUBLIC DEBATE. THIRTIETH GEARY LECTURE, 1999 [PDF]
Roy Geary was a person of great distinction, recognised for a wide range of achievements. He was a first class mathematician who made significant contributions to statistical theory.
Holt, Tim
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This article examines whether natural disasters affect fertility—a topic little explored but of policy importance given relevance to policies regarding disaster insurance, foreign aid, and the environment.
C.-Y. Cynthia Lin
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Objective We assessed whether shared decision‐making (SDM), and patient acceptability, feasibility, and overall satisfaction with a computerized patient decision aid (PtDA) for patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), differs by PtDA setting, modality, and the viewing experience.
Jasvinder A. Singh+3 more
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The authors of the article focused on the current problems of the Russian economy in 2023–2024, such as: import substitution and the catch–up development trap, parallel import, insufficiently efficient distribution of national income and the need to ...
S. L. Sazanova, S. P. Rogozhin
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Retrospective Review on Reticular Materials: Facts and Figures Over the Last 30 Years
To shape the future course of research in reticular materials, this work reflects on the progress over the past 30 years, complemented by input from the community of 228 active researchers through a global, crowdsourced survey: ranging from demographics, how it works, publish and interact, to highlights on both academic and industrial milestones, as ...
Aamod V. Desai+8 more
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Economic and Social Implications of the Demographic Transition
in its original formulations, demographic transition theory was a detailed description of the mechanisms of change in mortality and fertility with considerations on how this would affect the demographic development of the world in the future (notestein ...
D. Reher
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