A detailed exploration of the influence and utility of Thomas Malthus' model of population growth and economic changes in Europe since the nineteenth century. This important contribution to current discussions on theories of economic growth includes discussion of issues ranging from mortality...

This book describes the differences in US census coverage, also referred to as “differential undercount”, by showing which groups have the highest net undercounts and which groups have the greatest undercount differentials, and discusses why such undercounts occur. In addition to focusing on...

The purpose of this study is to better understand the essential interdependencies between the world economy and the global ecosystem, including human populations. World production, product prices, wages, interest rates, exchange rates, employment, and spending are shown to be mutually determined...

By 2050, we will have ten billion mouths to feed in a world profoundly altered by environmental change. How can we meet this challenge? In How to Feed the World, a diverse group of experts from Purdue University break down this crucial question by tackling big issues one-by-one. Covering...

Demographischer Wandel -- Generation Y/Babyboomer -- Arbeitgeberattraktivität/Employer Branding -- Empirische Befragung: Employer of Choice der Generationen -- Handlungsempfehlungen zur Steigerung der Arbeitgeberattraktivität in Zeiten des demographischen Wandels -- War for Talent.

Demographischer Wandel in der Automobilindustrie -- Beschäftigungsfähigkeit im Altersverlauf -- Theorien und Modelle der Arbeitsgestaltung und Job Rotation -- Diskussion erster Ergebnisse einer dreijährigen Pilotstudie.

Nils Levsen focuses on the international diffusion of product and service innovations for elderly users. In particular, the existence and location of lead markets is being investigated. Lead markets are characterized by their early adoption of innovations and their influence on design choice in...

This volume of selected articles was released in light of the new economic, social and environmental challenges Europe and the United States have been faced with following the end of the Cold War and in the evolving era of globalization. National security, immigration, and the provision of...

Interdisziplinäre Hintergrundinformationen zum Thema -- Konkrete Hinweise für ein innovatives HR-Management -- Aktuelle Empfehlungen und Praxisbeispiele zum Umgang mit den Effekten des demografischen Wandels.

This book examines the aging of the US population as a primary domestic public policy issue. An increase in the proportion of the elderly in the total population will potentially result in a significant growth in the number of beneficiaries in major federal entitlement programs, leading to...