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14
Nov
2019
A Bayesian approach to applied demography
Applied demographers face some difficult statistical problems. Users of demographic statistics are demanding estimates and forecasts with levels of detail that...
12
Nov
2019
Changing education, changing fertility: A decomposition of completed fertility in Australia
The expansion in education in Australia, particularly for women, is one of the most significant social changes of the last five decades. The relationship...
11
Nov
2019
School of Demography Seminar Tuesday 19 November
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30
Oct
2019
Masterclass: An overview of population level mortality data
'An overview of population level mortality data: availability, quality, emerging problems'
This Master Class will summarise the experience of the work on the...
29
Oct
2019
Method of decomposition for the assessment of life expectancy trends with example of analysis of life expectancy stagnation in England and Wales
Demographers often compare populations using aggregated scalar indices, for instance, the life expectancy or total fertility rate. These indices are functions...
25
Oct
2019
Diversifying Australia: Immigration and demographics in the post-White Australia policy era
A free public lecture on how immigration has shaped the changing face of Australia since the end of the White Australia policy era
Australia has one of the...
22
Oct
2019
Diversification of causes of death in low mortality countries
Lifespan variation has been decreasing in industrialised societies, as individuals became more homogeneous in their age at death. But are individuals also...
