The Nature of Demography

Abstract

English ed. of: La démographie. Paris : O. Jacob, c2005. I. Individuals. Mortality ; Fertility ; Censoring ; Period and cohort approaches ; Interpreting period variations in fertility ; Timing changes and period mortality -- II. Populations. Forecasts, projections, and prospects ; Stable populations and weak ergodicity ; Equilibrium and fluctuations ; Economics and population ; Life cycles and old-age pensions -- III. Space and networks. The marriage market ; The laws of migration ; Four forms of internal migration ; Densities.