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Predicting the Effectiveness of Population Replacement Strategy Using Mathematical Modeling
Published on: July 4, 2007
[Three scenarios of population, households, education, and labor supply for the next 25 years]
Maandstatistiek Van De Bevolking (Hague, Netherlands : 1982)
|February 1, 1997
Abstract:
"On the basis of three scenarios describing alternative future economic and socio-cultural developments [in Europe], three alternative developments of population size, age structure, number of households, level of educational attainment and labour supply are outlined for the period 1995-2020. In ¿Divided Europe' economic growth is low and unemployment high.... In ¿Global Competition' the market mechanism plays a decisive role.... In ¿European Coordination' the emphasis is on coordination." (SUMMARY IN ENG)
Keywords:
Age DistributionAge FactorsDemographic FactorsDeveloped CountriesEconomic DevelopmentEconomic FactorsEducational StatusEstimation TechnicsEuropeFamily And HouseholdHouseholdsHuman ResourcesPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsPopulation ProjectionPopulation SizeResearch MethodologySocial DevelopmentSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic Status
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