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| SOCI0020-1 | General economic demography, 45 lecture periods, FELD S. | ||
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| Duration : | 45h Th | ||
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| Holder(s) : | Serge Feld | ||
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| Course contents : | This course provides the essential basis for the measurement and analysis of population structure and movement, aiming, thanks to familiarisation with its main instruments, to deal with demographic phenomena, their causes and economic and social consequences. | ||
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| Course objective : | The course deals with the various problems raised by population trends, mainly in developed countries, and which are likely to interest both economists and sociologists. The first part presents techniques and methods for analysing population structures and movements : marriage rate, birth and death rates as wel as socio-economic determinants for these demographic phenomena. The second part deals with population trends from the pre-industrial age up to the present demographic situation in Belgium and other Western countries. This analysis is followed up by long-term population forecasts. The relationship between population and economic growth is also examined. The third part concentrates on certain economic aspects of demaographic trends, chiefly the effect of population aging on labour supply, employment, consumption ans welfare payments (pensions, health,...) The last part deals with the economic effects of international migrations : foreign labour, integration and discrimination. | ||
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| Prerequisites : | General Political Economy and General Sociology courses. | ||
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| Workshops : | Presentation of a population policy issue. | ||
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| Organization : | Lectures plus special presentation of topical population issues (developed and developing countries, social security,...) | ||
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| Written notes : | Recommended reading. The methodological part of the course is based on the main present-day text book : Tapinos G., Eléments de démographie. A. Collin, 1991; Veron J., Démographie. A. Collin, 1992; Vallin J., La population mondiale. La découverte, 1996. Tapinos G., La démographie, Inédit, Le livre de poche, 1996. The more thematic parts, updated from year to year, are derived from reports (DGV demographic unit, Eurostat, magazine articles and chapter from books) which are all available to students. | ||
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| Assessment : | Oral examination (with written preparation) | ||
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| Contacts : | Professor :
S. FELD, Bât. B31, Local I/47 Tél. : 04/366.31.13 - E-mail : S.Feld@ulg.ac.be Assistant : S. PERIN, Bât. B31, Local I/58 Tél. : 04/366.31.25 - E-mail : sperin@ulg.ac.be | ||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 8/04/2005
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