What does the data tell us about trends in population and socio-economic development?

February 13, 15 , 2007

Contents:

Topics to be discussed	General Assignment
Links	Reccomended Readings
Supplements

General Assignment for the entire class

NOVA, World in Balance: The Population Paradox, (DVD), 2004.

Mary Kent an Carl Haub, Global Demographic Divide, Population Reference Bureau, Population Bulletin, Vol. 60, No. 4, December, 2005.

Mary Kent and Mark Mather, (2002), "What Drives U.S. Population Growth?", Population Reference Bureau, Population Bulletin, Vol. 57, No. 9, December, 2002

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Topics to be Discussed

I. Population Growth Trends

• Past
• Present
• Future

II. Components of Population Growth

• Fertility
• Mortality
• Migration

III. Composition of the Population

• Population Aging
• Urbanization
• International Migration

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Individual Assignments: (No paper is required.)

Each group has its own reading assignment, to find yours, click on your group. (To find out what group you are in, go to "Supplements".)

Group A

Harbison, Sarah F.; Robinson, Warren C. (2002), "Policy Implications of the Next World Demographic Transition" ; Studies in Family Planning v33, n1 (March 2002): 37-48. (Electronic Reserve)

Group B

United Nations, (2003), "Demographic Prospects 2000-2050 according to the 2002 revision of the United Nations Population Projections", in Population and Development Review v29, n1 (March 2003): 139-145. (Electronic Reserve)

Group C

Vallin, Jacques (2002), "The End of the Demographic Transition: Relief or Concern?", Population and Development Review v28, n1 (March 2002): 105-120. (Electronic Reserve)

Group D

Garenne, Michel; Joseph, Veronique (2002), "The Timing of the Fertility Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa", World Development v30, n10 (October 2002): 1835-1843. (Electronic Reserve)

Group E.

Murthi, Mamta (2002), "Fertility Change in Asia and Africa", World Development v30, n10 (October 2002): 1769-1778. (Electronic Reserve)

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Links

Concepts and Measures

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Population Data

• Home page UN Population Division
• 2004 UN Report

Population Trends

• Home page UN Population Division

Population Projections

• Home page UN Population Division
• Home page UNFPA

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Supplements

Contents:

• Journalistic Articles
• Academic Articles:
• Reading List
• List of PowerPoints to be Shown in Class
• Maps
• Graphs
• Illustrations

Academic Articles:

The role of demographic factors in the housing market:

Berson, David W. "The Importance of Demographics in Economic Analysis: the Unusual Suspects", in Business Economics, pp. 12-16.

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PowerPoint Graphics

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Population Size

Population Growth Rates

Population Growth Increments

World Fertility

World Mortality

Population Momentum

Age Structure

Population Pyramids