An important hallmark of empirical research in population studies and demography has
traditionally been a focus on careful description of population trends and changes using …

This essay addresses the issue of causation in demography. The focus is on change in
aggregate demographic phenomena through time. Causal linkage is considered in relation …

This book provides a review of the techniques of event history analysis in demography.
During the 1970s, the amount of reliable data made available as a result of surveys …

A prime focus of interest in demography has always been the occurrence of events and
consequences of these events for population stocks. Central to our concerns are births …

Daniel Courgeau and Eva Lelievre react in this article to the attempt made by Chantal Blayo
(Population, 6, 1995) to reformulate event history methodology in the classic terms of …

Event history analysis deals with data obtained by observing individuals over time, focusing
on events occurring for the individuals under observation. Important applications are to life …

Demographers study population dynamics: changes in population size and structure
resulting from fertility (reproduction), mortality (deaths), and spatial and social mobility. The …

Causation underlies both research and policy interventions. Causal inference in
demography is however far from easy, and few causal claims are probably sustainable in …

Textbooks tell us that demographers study population change, and that such change is
brought about by developments in the three basic components of fertility, mortality and …

Narrowly defined, demography deals with the measurement of vital events (birth, death, and
marriage) and migration, studies the factors that influence the rate at which those events …