The case for monitoring lifespan inequality
Seminar
Abstract Human population health is generally monitored by average mortality levels, typically in terms of life expectancies or age-standardised death rates, which mask substantial variation in length of life. Variation in ages at death, captured by a metric of lifespan inequality, should be used…
Current trends in Nordic mortality
Seminar
In 2014, Sweden lost its place among the world’s top ten leading countries in terms of female life expectancy for the first time since records began. It reflects longstanding and ongoing shifts in mortality that increasingly separate the Swedish mortality experience from the mortality pattern of…
The Impact of the Salmon Bias on the Migrant Mortality Advantage: New Evidence Using French Pension Data
Seminar
The migrant mortality advantage (MMA) has been observed in many immigrant-receiving countries, but its underlying factors remain poorly understood. This paper examines the role of out-migration selection effects (the “salmon bias” hypothesis) in explaining the MMA, using a rich, unique data set…
The components of change in population growth rates: between revisers and revisionists
Seminar
To understand the relative contributions of demographic components (fertility, mortality, migration) to changes in populations’ age structures, demographers have made extensive use of the variable-r model. Whether the current trends in global population aging are predominantly driven by fertility (…
Spousal difference in education and marital dissolution among transnational couples in South Korea 2020
Seminar
Cross-border marriages in Korea and Asian countries appear to differ widely from those in other part of the world. One of the distinctive features is that spousal difference in education is substantial among transnational couples, and another is that their marriages are less secure and of short…
Smooth Constrained Mortality Forecasting
Seminar
Mortality can be forecast by means of parametric models, principal component methods, and smoothing approaches. These methods either impose rigid modelling structures or produce implausible outcomes. During the talk we propose a novel approach for forecasting mortality that combines a well…
Small area estimation of prevalence of diarrhoea among under-five children in Bangladesh by combining health survey and census data
Seminar
The demand for small (local-level) area statistics has increased tremendously, particularly in countries where a decentralised approach to governance and service provision has been adopted. However, most of these countries lack local-level statistics to aid policy decisions and planning. Sample…