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International migration, transfers of norms and home country fertility
Beine, Michel - 2009
"This paper examines the relationship between international migration and source country fertility. The impact of … international migration on source country fertility may have a number of causes, including a transfer of destination countries …' fertility norms and an incentive to acquire more education. It provides provide a rigorous test of the diffusion on of fertility …
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Population age structure and the budget deficit
Chen, Derek Hung Chiat - 2004
"Chen focuses on the effects of age structure changes on the size of budget deficits of national governments. More specifically, he determines whether differences in age structure can account for the observed differences in budget deficits across countries as well as across time. By way of an...
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Ethiopia - Capturing the Demographic Bonus in Ethiopia : Gender, Development, and Demographic Actions
World Bank - 2012
This is a sector report on demographics in Ethiopia. The first part of this study puts the population issue in Ethiopia in perspective. Chapter 1 updates Ethiopia's demographic profile, looking in particular at the size of its population, its age structure, the speed at which it grows and its...
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Dataset : Population
World Bank - 2012
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Sri Lanka - Demographic Transition : Facing the Challenges of an Aging Population with Few Resources
World Bank - 2013
As a result of low fertility rates and high life expectancy, the current demographic trends in Sri Lanka include a …
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On the contribution of demographic change to aggregate poverty measures for the developing world
Ravallion, Martin - 2005
"Recent literature and new data help determine plausible bounds to some key demographic differences between the poor and non-poor in the developing world. The author estimates that selective mortality-whereby poorer people tend to have higher death rates-accounts for 10-30 percent of the...
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Mali - The Demographic Challenge
World Bank - 2012
, especially infant and child mortality, has decreased rapidly, fertility has remained high over the past decades, equaling 6 … or rapid fertility decline scenarios. Chapter two is dedicated to the future implications of these demographic trends. It … into motion a decline in fertility and presents practical recommendations. …
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Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011 : Second Edition
World Bank - 2010
The Migration and Remittances Factbook 2011 updates the 2008 edition of the Factbook with additional data for 71 countries collected from various sources, including national censuses, labor force surveys, population registers, and other national sources. The Factbook attempts to present numbers...
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Migration and poverty : toward better opportunities for the poor
Murrugarra, Edmundo (contributor);  … - 2010
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Contemporary migration to South Africa : a regional development issue
Kabwe-Segatti, Aurelia Wa (contributor);  … - 2011
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