Browsing Discussion Papers by Subject "VDP::Social science: 200::Demography: 300"

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    • A Behavioral two-sex marriage model 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Flaatten, Ane S.; Brunborg, Helge (Discussion Papers;No. 238, Working paper, 1998)
      In this paper we discuss a particular marriage model, i.e., a model for the number of marriages for each age combination as a function of the vectors of the number of single men and women in each age group. The model is ...

    • Empirical errors and predicted errors in fertility, mortality and migration forecasts in the European economic area 

      Keilman, Nico; Pham, Dinh Quang (Discussion Papers;No. 386, Working paper, 2004)
      Abstract: We analyse empirical errors observed in historical population forecasts produced by statistical agencies in 14 European countries since 1950. The focus is on forecasts for three demographic variables: fertility ...

    • Immigration to Norway 1969-2010 : effects of policies and EEA membership 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion papers;No. 687, Working paper, 2012)
      We examine how changes to regulations and the economic conditions have influenced gross immigration to Norway from, in principle, all countries in the world during 1969– 2010. In line with existing studies of immigration ...

    • Mortality, fertility and old age care in a two-sex growth model 

      Andreassen, Leif (Discussion Papers;No. 378, Working paper, 2004)
      Abstract: The paper discusses the importance of decreasing mortality in explaining demographic change over the last century. A two-sex overlapping generations model is used where care both for children and the elderly ...

    • Mother's employment and fertility in Norway 

      Gerster, Mette; Lappegård, Trude (Discussion Papers;No. 624, Working paper, 2010)
      Abstract: This paper concerns the effect of employment status on second- and third-birth intensities for Norwegian mothers in the period 1994-2002. Due to unobserved heterogeneity possibly affecting both the birth and the ...

    • Type, number, and incidence : recent patterns and differentials in relationship careers in Norway 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug; Dommermuth, Lars (Discussion Papers;no. 650, Working paper, 2011)
      Abstract: Using data on individuals born 1946 to 1972 from the Norwegian Generations and Gender Survey (N = 7,587) we examine differentials in the number and incidence of co-residential relationships by gender and ...