Health Economics

The Field of Demography- Sources of Demographic Data- Mortality Patterns in the Modern Era-History and Context of Mortality Differentials and Mortality Decline- Mortality Decline in the Less Developed Region-Mortality Issues in the More Developed Region-Fertility Patterns in the Modern Era-Theory and Practice of Fertility Decline in Historical Europe and in the Less Developed Region-Fertility in the More Developed Region-Age and Sex Structure and Population Projections- Migration and Urbanization Detailed programme: Part 1. The Field of Demography Introduction to the Study of Demography Population Phenomena and Related Theories and Frameworks-Demography as a Field Demographic Patterns, Development, and Social Change World Population Growth The Population Balancing Equation and Components of Population Growth World Population Aging World Population Policy Concerns Part 2. Sources of Demographic Data Population Censuses: Considerations and Problems Registration of Vital Events: Considerations and Problems Population Registers: Considerations and Problems Sample Surveys Big Data Part 3. Mortality Patterns in the Modern Era Mortality Patterns in the major world Regions Age-Adjusted Death Rates The Life Table The Effects of HIV on Mortality by Age and Sex Sex Differences in Mortality by Age Sex Differentials in Infant and Child Mortality What Is the Limit of the Human Life Span? The Concept of a Cohort Part 4. History and Context of Mortality Differentials and Mortality Decline The Epidemiologic Transition Historical Mortality Decline Causes of Death and Disability Part 5. Mortality Decline in the World Regions The Less Developed Region The More Developed Region Part 6. Fertility Patterns in the Modern Era The General Fertility Rate, the Child–Woman Ratio, and the Total Fertility Rate The Sex Ratio at Birth The Gross and Net Reproduction Rate Fertility and Fertility Change in the Ten Most Populous Countries: From 1950–1955 to 2005–2020 Period and Cohort Fertility The Determinants of Fertility Part 7. Theory and Practice of Fertility Decline in Historical Europe and in the Less Developed Region Fertility Change in Historical Europe Theories of Decline from High to Moderate or Low Fertility Some Reasons for the Persistence of High Fertility Education of Women and the Fertility Transition Development of Contraceptive Methods, Contraceptive Use and Unmet Need for Family Planning Policies to reduce fertility Part 8. Fertility in the More Developed Region Theories of Fertility Decline from Low to Very Low Fertility Changes in Aspects of Fertility in Low-Fertility Countries Examples of Policy Efforts to Raise Fertility Part 9. Age and Sex Structure and Population Projections Young, Working Age, and Older Populations Population Pyramids for Actual Populations Population Projections The Actual Growth Rate, the Intrinsic Growth Rate, and Population Momentum

No prerequisites are requested

Barbara A. Anderson, World Population Dynamics: An Introduction to Demography, Pearson 2015.

Teaching is organized in lectures, classroom and computer lab exercises.

During the lectures will be used an historical and comparative approach that places demographic conditions and changes in context and illuminates their importance in the past, and present and in years to come. With sociological, economic, health, and political perspectives integrated throughout, readers will gain an understanding of the patterns and causes of population change historically and in the contemporary world.

The written exam consists of 3 exercises and 10 multiple-choice questions on the course program. The 3 exercises contribute 2/3 (20/30) to the final grade. Multiple choice questions contribute 1/3 (10/30) to the final grade.

Preston, S. H., Heuveline, P., & Guillot, M. (2001). Demography-Measuring and Modeling population Processes. Blackwell Publishing. Livi Bacci, M. (2017). A concise history of world population. John Wiley & Sons.

Teaching is organized in lectures, classroom and computer lab exercises.

The Field of Demography- Sources of Demographic Data- Mortality Patterns in the Modern Era-History and Context of Mortality Differentials and Mortality Decline- Mortality Decline in the Less Developed Region-Mortality Issues in the More Developed Region-Fertility Patterns in the Modern Era-Theory and Practice of Fertility Decline in Historical Europe and in the Less Developed Region-Fertility in the More Developed Region-Age and Sex Structure and Population Projections- Migration and Urbanization Detailed programme: Part 1. The Field of Demography Introduction to the Study of Demography Population Phenomena and Related Theories and Frameworks-Demography as a Field Demographic Patterns, Development, and Social Change World Population Growth The Population Balancing Equation and Components of Population Growth World Population Aging World Population Policy Concerns Part 2. Sources of Demographic Data Population Censuses: Considerations and Problems Registration of Vital Events: Considerations and Problems Population Registers: Considerations and Problems Sample Surveys Big Data Part 3. Mortality Patterns in the Modern Era Mortality Patterns in the major world Regions Age-Adjusted Death Rates The Life Table The Effects of HIV on Mortality by Age and Sex Sex Differences in Mortality by Age Sex Differentials in Infant and Child Mortality What Is the Limit of the Human Life Span? The Concept of a Cohort Part 4. History and Context of Mortality Differentials and Mortality Decline The Epidemiologic Transition Historical Mortality Decline Causes of Death and Disability Part 5. Mortality Decline in the World Regions The Less Developed Region The More Developed Region Part 6. Fertility Patterns in the Modern Era The General Fertility Rate, the Child–Woman Ratio, and the Total Fertility Rate The Sex Ratio at Birth The Gross and Net Reproduction Rate Fertility and Fertility Change in the Ten Most Populous Countries: From 1950–1955 to 2005–2020 Period and Cohort Fertility The Determinants of Fertility Part 7. Theory and Practice of Fertility Decline in Historical Europe and in the Less Developed Region Fertility Change in Historical Europe Theories of Decline from High to Moderate or Low Fertility Some Reasons for the Persistence of High Fertility Education of Women and the Fertility Transition Development of Contraceptive Methods, Contraceptive Use and Unmet Need for Family Planning Policies to reduce fertility Part 8. Fertility in the More Developed Region Theories of Fertility Decline from Low to Very Low Fertility Changes in Aspects of Fertility in Low-Fertility Countries Examples of Policy Efforts to Raise Fertility Part 9. Age and Sex Structure and Population Projections Young, Working Age, and Older Populations Population Pyramids for Actual Populations Population Projections The Actual Growth Rate, the Intrinsic Growth Rate, and Population Momentum

No prerequisites are requested

Barbara A. Anderson, World Population Dynamics: An Introduction to Demography, Pearson 2015.

Teaching is organized in lectures, classroom and computer lab exercises.

During the lectures will be used an historical and comparative approach that places demographic conditions and changes in context and illuminates their importance in the past, and present and in years to come. With sociological, economic, health, and political perspectives integrated throughout, readers will gain an understanding of the patterns and causes of population change historically and in the contemporary world.

The written exam consists of 3 exercises and 10 multiple-choice questions on the course program. The 3 exercises contribute 2/3 (20/30) to the final grade. Multiple choice questions contribute 1/3 (10/30) to the final grade.

Preston, S. H., Heuveline, P., & Guillot, M. (2001). Demography-Measuring and Modeling population Processes. Blackwell Publishing. Livi Bacci, M. (2017). A concise history of world population. John Wiley & Sons.

Teaching is organized in lectures, classroom and computer lab exercises.