Microsimulation and Population Dynamics - Bélanger, Alain

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Résumé :
Alain B?langer is professor of demography at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Urbanisation Culture Soci?t?), in Montr?al, Canada and President of the Canadian Population Association between (2014- 2016). He graduated from the University of Montr?al where he received his BA in History and MSc in Demography, and from the University of Colorado where he received his PhD in Geography. Prior to his appointment as a university professor, he worked 17 years at Statistics Canada where he held the positions of Coordinator of research and analysis in Demography Division and Assistant-director with the Census Subject Matter Program. Between 1999 and 2006, he was the Editor of Statistics Canada's annual Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada. His research interests include population projections and microsimulation, immigration and integration and demolinguistic.
Patrick Sabourin has a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a Master's degree in Biology, both from McGill University (Montr?al, Canada). He is now a PhD student in Demography under the supervision of Alain B?langer at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Urbanisation Culture Soci?t?). His research interests include demographic projections, microsimulation and population modeling, immigration and demolinguistics....

Biographie:
Alain B?langer is professor of demography at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Urbanisation Culture Soci?t?), in Montr?al, Canada and President of the Canadian Population Association between (2014- 2016). He graduated from the University of Montr?al where he received his BA in History and MSc in Demography, and from the University of Colorado where he received his PhD in Geography. Prior to his appointment as a university professor, he worked 17 years at Statistics Canada where he held the positions of Coordinator of research and analysis in Demography Division and Assistant-director with the Census Subject Matter Program. Between 1999 and 2006, he was the Editor of Statistics Canada's annual Report on the Demographic Situation in Canada. His research interests include population projections and microsimulation, immigration and integration and demolinguistic.
Patrick Sabourin has a Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and a Master's degree in Biology, both from McGill University (Montr?al, Canada). He is now a PhD student in Demography under the supervision of Alain B?langer at the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS-Urbanisation Culture Soci?t?). His research interests include demographic projections, microsimulation and population modeling, immigration and demolinguistics.
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Sommaire:
Introduction.- Chapter 1 Creating a basic cohort model.- Chapter 2 The life table.- Chapter 3 The multiple increment-decrement life table.- Chapter 4 Modelling fertility.- Chapter 5 The base population.- Chapter 6 International migration.- Conclusion.