IGESS (Institute for Global Economics and Social Sciences)

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ECN200CA(経済学 / Economics 200)
Demography B

Mikio SUGA

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school IGESS (Institute for Global Economics and Social Sciences)
Attached documents
Year 2021
Class code K6748
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Previous Class title
Term 秋学期授業/Fall
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 fertility rate
2.Understand and be able to conduct population projection
3.Understand stable population model

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. )

Lectures will be conducted on using Zoom. Worksheets are delivered in the lecture 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:Review of a Basic Period Life Table

Review of a Basic Period Life Table

2:Multiple Decrement Processes(1)

Multiple Decrement Tables for a Periods

3:Multiple Decrement Processes(2)

Associated Single Decrement Life Tables from Period Data

4:Fertility Rates(1)

Period Fertility Rates

5:Fertility Rates(2)

Cohort Fertility,Reproduction Measures

6:Population Projection(1)

Population projection without immigration

7:Population Projection(2)

Projection and Forecasts, Population Projection Methodology, The Cohort Component Methods

8:Population Projection(3)

Cohort Component Methods

9:The Stable Population Model(1)

Review of Stationary Population Model

10:The Stable Population Model(2)

A Simplified Example of a Stable Population

11:The Stable Population Model(3)

Lotka's Demonstration of Conditions Producing a Stable Population

12:The Stable Population Model(4)

Intrinsic Growth Rate

13:The Stable Population Model(5)

Momentum of Population Growth

14:Summing Up

Summing Up

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

Look at homepages related to 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 100%

Changes following student comments

Upload the answer of worksheets as soon as possible.

Equipment student needs to prepare

calculator