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Variance effects in Bongaarts-Feeney formula
Kohler, Hans-Peter; Philipov, Dimiter - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 1999
Bongaarts and Feeney (1998) have recently proposed an adjusted total fertility rate to disentangle tempo effects from changes in the quantum of fertility. We propose an extension to the Bongaarts and Feeney formula that includes variance effects, i.e., changes in the variance of the fertility...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005168317
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DF-analyses of heritability with double-entry twin data: asymptotic standard errors and efficient estimation
Kohler, Hans-Peter; Rodgers, J. C. - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 2000
In this paper we establish the asymptotic distribution of DeFries-Fulker (1985) regression estimates for heritability and shared environmental influences with double-entry twin data. A simple formula to estimate the covariance matrix of the coefficients in DF-regressions is provided, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005818250
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The structure of social networks and fertility decisions: evidence from S. Nyanza District, Kenya
Kohler, Hans-Peter; Behrman, Jere R.; Watkins, Susan Cotts - Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock, … - 1999
Demographers have increasingly argued that social interaction is an important mechanism for understanding fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005818255
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Controversial issues in factors determining intra-industry trade
Ferto, Imre; Soós, Károly Attila - In: International Journal of Economics and Business Research 4 (2012) 1/2, pp. 132-148
We examine some controversial country-specific factors influencing vertical and horizontal intra-industry trade including foreign direct investment and income distributions. As concerns, the effect of differences in countries’ levels of economic development (richness), both theories and...
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Spatial policies for regional sustainable development: A comparison of graphic and textual representations in regional plans in England and Germany
Duhr, Stefanie - In: Regional Studies 39 (2005) 9, pp. 1167-1182
representations in regional plans in England and Germany, Regional Studies 39 , 1167-1182. Cartographic representation in strategic … plans in England and Germany were analysed to identify the extent to which sustainable development has been translated into …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005457938
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Die Demografiestrategie der Bundesregierung : ein Weg zu mehr Wohlstand?
Spermann, Alexander - In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 93 (2013) 3, pp. 165-169
How can Germany maintain its high standard of living as its workforce decreases in number and there are ever fewer … pursued by Germany in 2012 reflect this central challenge? Only to a certain extent. The core message of this paper is that … sustainable solution for Germany. …
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Erwerbstätigkeit auf Rekordniveau : Ergebnis richtiger Arbeitsmarktpolitik?
In: Wirtschaftsdienst : Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftspolitik 93 (2013) 3, pp. 143-158
Employment in Germany reached another all-time high in 2012, growing faster than the economy. Most labour market … employment performance in Germany. Instead, the crucial factors were employment gains in two successive economic booms and the …
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Cross-border migration and travel : a virtuous relationship : international migration boosts travel and vice versa, bringing economic benefits but challenging public policy
Poot, Jacques - 2015
The ongoing relationships between emigrants and their families, friends, and business contacts in their home countries can increase outbound and inbound crossborder travel, while cross-border tourism and business and study trips can trigger migration. New communication technologies, such as...
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Grain prices in pre-industrial Germany, fifteenth to nineteenth centuries
Albers, Hakon; Pfister, Ulrich - In: Vierteljahrschrift für Sozial- und … 111 (2024) 1, pp. 66-90
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Variations spatiales des structures de ménage en Allemagne au <span style='font-variant: small-caps;'>xix</span><sup>e</sup> siècle
Szołtysek, Mikołaj; Gruber, Siegfried; Klüsener, … - In: Population (french edition) 69 (2014) 1, pp. 57-83
Historical Germany represents a perfect laboratory for studying interregional demographic differences, yet the … complexity were concentrated in south-western and southern Germany, while areas with high levels of complexity were mostly … known to have existed in late nineteenth-century Germany were at most only weakly associated with existing spatial patterns …
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