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World population and human capital in the twenty-first century : an overview /
"This book addresses systematically and quantitatively the role of educational attainment in global population trends and models. Six background chapters summarize past trends in fertility, mortality, migration, and education; examine relevant theories and identify key determining factors; and...
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London:
Oxford University Press,
2017.
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| Online Access: | https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1622/2013956087-b.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1622/2013956087-d.html https://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1622/2013956087-t.html |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction / Wolfgang Lutz and William P. Butz
- How education drives demography and knowledge informs projections / Wolfgang Lutz and Vegard Skirbekk
- Future fertility in low fertility countries / Stuart Basten, Tomáš Sobotka, and Kryštof Zeman
- Future fertility in high fertility countries / Regina Fuchs and Anne Goujon
- Future mortality in low mortality countries / Graziella Caselli, Sven Drefahl, Christian Wegner-Siegmundt, and Marc Luy
- Future mortality in high mortality countries / Alessandra Garbero and Elsie Pamuk
- The future of international migration / Nikola Sander, Guy J. Abel, and Fernando Riosmena
- Future education trends / Bilal F. Barakat and Rachel E. Durham
- Data and methods / Samir KC, Michaela Potančoková, Ramon Bauer, Anne Goujon, and Erich Striessnig
- The rise of global human capital and the end of world population growth / Wolfgang Lutz and Samir KC
- Re-measuring twenty-first century population ageing / Sergei Scherbov, Warren C. Sanderson, Samir KC, and Wolfgang Lutz
- Alternative scenarios in the context of sustainable development / Samir KC and Wolfgang Lutz
- Epilogue : with education the future looks different / Wolfgang Lutz
- Appendices.