Aged Care in Australia: What place for Long Term Care Insurance?
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This is a PhD proposal seminar. Bridget Browne is a PhD Candidate with ADSRI.
Borrie Lecture - How long will we live? The longevity revolution and what it means for Australia
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Australian Population Association Borrie Lecture The Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute will host the Australian Population Association's Borrie Lecture to be given by Associate Professor Heather Booth. Abstract: The long journey of human survival has seen remarkable…
Bayesian population forecasts with model uncertainty
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In this paper we describe a Bayesian population projection model that is capable of producing forecasts by age and sex and incorporates model uncertainty. First, we argue that the Bayesian approach is a more natural framework for incorporating various forms of uncertainty in probabilistic…
Sex differentials in mortality
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This presentation examines whether sex differences in mortality are associated with different distributions of risk factors or from the unique relationships between risk factors and mortality for men and women. We use the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey III Linked Mortality…
The changing role of smoking in educational inequality in female mortality
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The negative association between education and mortality is well established in international research. The harmful effect of smoking on health is well known. However, the contribution of smoking to educational inequality in mortality varies across studies, and in some studies, the contribution is…
Perception surveys for monitoring and evaluation: experiences from Pacific Island countries
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Most development assistance projects achieve some measurable results, but a more important indicator may be whether or not the recipient communities perceive the activity as successful. Perception surveys can provide valuable feedback on donor activities and help to improve targeting of…
Social connectedness and retirement in Australia
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This is a PhD final seminar. Pilar Rioseco is a PhD Candidate in ADSRI.