IGESS (Institute for Global Economics and Social Sciences)

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ECN200CA(経済学 / Economics 200)
Demography A

Mikio SUGA

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school IGESS (Institute for Global Economics and Social Sciences)
Attached documents
Year 2021
Class code K6747
Previous Class code
Previous Class title
Term 春学期授業/Spring
Day/Period 木3/Thu.3
Class Type
Campus 多摩
Classroom name
Grade 2~4
Credit(s) 2
Notes
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Category Advanced Courses/専門科目
Disciplinary Courses/IGESS科目
Ⅱ. Global Economy
Faculty Sponsored Department Economics

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Outline and objectives

An introductory course in demographic methods, teaching how demographers measure population growth, mortality, fertility, marriage, and age structure.

Goal

1.Understand basic concepts and measures
2.Understand age-specific rates and probabilities
3.Understand and be able to compile life table

Default language used in class

英語 / English

Method(s)(学期の途中で変更になる場合には、別途提示します。 /If the Method(s) is changed, we will announce the details of any changes. )

Worksheets will be delivered by using the Lecture Supporting System for better understanding and student should calculate and fill it in. After the submission deadline of worksheet, the correct answer will be feedbacked.

Active learning in class (Group discussion, Debate.etc.)

なし / No

Fieldwork in class

なし / No

Schedule

※各回の授業形態は予定です。教員の指示に従ってください。

1:Basic Concepts and Measures(1)

Meaning of ”Population",Population Statistics

2:Basic Concepts and Measures(2)

The Balancing Equation of Population Change

3:Basic Concepts and Measures(3)

The Structure of Demographic rates, Period Rates and Person-years, Principal Period Rates in Demography

4:Basic Concepts and Measures(4)

Instantaneous Growth Rate, Mean Annualized Growth Rate

5:Basic Concepts and Measures(5)

Estimating Period Person-years, The Concept of a Cohort, Probabilities of Occurrence of Events

6:Age-Specific Rates and Probabilities(1)

Period Age-specific Rates

7:Age-Specific Rates and Probabilities(2)

Age-standardization

8:Age-Specific Rates and Probabilities(3)

The Lexis Diagram

9:Age-Specific Rates and Probabilities(4)

Age-specific Probabilities

10:The Life Table and Single Decrement Processes(1)

The Life Table

11:The Life Table and Single Decrement Processes(2)

Period Life Tables

12:The Life Table and Single Decrement Processes(3)

Interpreting the Life Table

13:The Life Table and Single Decrement Processes(4)

The Life Table Conceived as a Stationary Population

14:Summing Up

Summing Up

Work to be done outside of class (preparation, etc.)

Look at homepages of rekated demographic statistics. Preparation 2 hours, review 2 hours, a total of 4 hours.

Textbooks

Samuel Preston, Patrick Heuveline, Michel Guillot, Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes, Wiley,4313 JPY

References

Nicolas Bacaër,A Short History of Mathematical Population Dynamics,Springer, 5176 JPY

Grading criteria

Worksheets in online 100%

Changes following student comments

Upload the answer of worksheets as soon as possible.

Equipment student needs to prepare

calculator