Einführung in die Bevölkerungswissenschaft: An Introduction to Population Studies

Dozent/in:

Zafer Büyükkececi

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2,00 SWS, Bitte für die LV in FlexNow und VC anmelden! Die Vorlesung findet auf Englisch statt!

Termine:

Do, 10:00 - 12:00, F21/02.55

Inhalt:

The course serves as an introduction to population studies and dynamics. It is planned that the course will address four groups of topics that are interrelated with each other.

• Demographic transition: The rest of the course is considered to be built upon this main part. It emphasizes the main changes in human history (i.e., transition from short life and large families to longer lives and smaller families).
• Growth and control: This part will mainly point out how the increase in per capita consumption and growth challenges individuals’ present and future (e.g., depletion of resources such as water and energy).
• Aging population and low fertility: World population (especially the Western countries) has experienced demographic transition and populations become older in terms of various measures. This transition has considerable consequences such as concerns about the sustainability of current financial obligations toward elderly. Furthermore, the primary cause of population aging is considered to be the decreasing fertility rates. We will explore the factors driving low fertility (e.g., the incomplete revolution of women, social interaction effects).
• Migration and globalization: With globalization the extent of international migration has become substantially large. This increase in migration has considerable consequences on both sending and receiving countries. In the last part of the course we will focus on that.

Fortgeschrittene Themen der Bevölkerungswissenschaft: Research Methods in Demography

Dozent/in:

Zafer Büyükkececi

Angaben:

Seminar, 2,00 SWS, Bitte über FlexNow und VC anmelden. Das Seminar findet auf Englisch statt!

Termine:

Di, 14:00 - 16:00, RZ/00.06

Inhalt:

This course deals with core concepts, measures and models that demographers use to understand population dynamics including general methods such as standardization and smoothing. Specifically, the course deals with techniques designed for the analysis of fertility, nuptiality, and mortality. Students will employ these techniques with Stata and learn data management. Some approaches that will be discussed during the course are (i) understanding the determinants of population growth, (ii) estimating mortality and fertility rates using indirect techniques, and (iii) examining the influence of unobserved heterogeneity on health and mortality. The course aims to familiarize students with tools and concepts that have been broadly used by demographers. Furthermore, the students will learn how to apply demographic methods using Stata software.

Fortgeschrittene Themen Familie: Research Methods in Demography

Dozent/in:

Zafer Büyükkececi

Angaben:

Seminar, 2,00 SWS, Bitte über FlexNow und VC anmelden. Das Seminar findet auf Englisch statt!

Termine:

Di, 14:00 - 16:00, RZ/00.06

Inhalt:

This course deals with core concepts, measures and models that demographers use to understand population dynamics including general methods such as standardization and smoothing. Specifically, the course deals with techniques designed for the analysis of fertility, nuptiality, and mortality. Students will employ these techniques with Stata and learn data management. Some approaches that will be discussed during the course are (i) understanding the determinants of population growth, (ii) estimating mortality and fertility rates using indirect techniques, and (iii) examining the influence of unobserved heterogeneity on health and mortality. The course aims to familiarize students with tools and concepts that have been broadly used by demographers. Furthermore, the students will learn how to apply demographic methods using Stata software.

Population Studies: Research Methods in Demography

Dozent/in:

Zafer Büyükkececi

Angaben:

Seminar, 2,00 SWS, Bitte über FlexNow und VC anmelden. Das Seminar findet auf Englisch statt!

Termine:

Di, 14:00 - 16:00, RZ/00.06

Inhalt:

This course deals with core concepts, measures and models that demographers use to understand population dynamics including general methods such as standardization and smoothing. Specifically, the course deals with techniques designed for the analysis of fertility, nuptiality, and mortality. Students will employ these techniques with Stata and learn data management. Some approaches that will be discussed during the course are (i) understanding the determinants of population growth, (ii) estimating mortality and fertility rates using indirect techniques, and (iii) examining the influence of unobserved heterogeneity on health and mortality. The course aims to familiarize students with tools and concepts that have been broadly used by demographers. Furthermore, the students will learn how to apply demographic methods using Stata software.