Demography and Economics
Study Board of Market and Management Anthropology, Economics, Mathematics-Economics, Environmental and Resource Management
Teaching language: English
EKA: B560007122, B560007102
Censorship: Second examiner: None
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Autumn
Level: Master
Course ID: B560007101
ECTS value: 10
Date of Approval: 19-02-2018
Duration: 1 semester
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Study Board of Market and Management Anthropology, Economics, Mathematics-Economics, Environmental and Resource Management
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Mandatory prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Requirements for this course are knowledge of econometrics at the level of Econometrics II (9297701) and mathematics. A basic knowledge of statistical/econometrics software such as Stata or R is necessary (a basic course in R is available at https://www.coursera.org/learn/r-programming).
Aim and purpose
Demography is generally defined as the study of population size, growth, and age structure that lead to population change. Demographic and economic developments in modern societies are interconnected in many ways: through changes in the size and (age) composition of the labour force, through increasing demands for national resources (e.g., housing, education, health services), through effects on public budgets and on savings and spending, through changes in the distribution of wealth, etc. The main purpose of the course is to expose students to the main topics that generate these links between demography and economics. The course is divided into two halves, where the lectures in the first half cover demographic approaches and the lectures in the second half economic approaches to similar topics. Through exposure to both theories and empirical applications, the course aims to provide students with the skills and competencies required to conduct rigorous population studies.
Content
The topics covered in the course include, time permitting:
- Basic measures and demographic tools
- National and international databases used in population studies
- Fertility
- Family formation and dissolution
- Mortality and construction of life tables
- Migration and immigration
- Population aging and dynamics
- Major demographic trends and their social and economic implications
During the course the students will also acquire data manipulation skills essential for the study of economic and demographic data.
Learning goals
Description of outcome - Knowledge
Demonstrate knowledge about the interconnected relations between economic and demographic theories and measures.
Description of outcome - Skills
Demonstrate skills, such that the student is able to estimate economic and demographic indicators using the theoretical concepts underlying demographic methodologies.
Description of outcome - Competences
Demonstrate competences, such that the student is able to interpret the results of demographic and economic analyses in the specific context.
Literature
The main course textbook for the demographic half of the course will be -Samuel H. Preston, Patrick Heuveline and Michel Guillot, Demography: Measuring and Modeling Population Processes. Oxford: Blackwell. 2006. 291 pp
The economic half will be based mainly on articles that will be indicated by the lecturer(s).
Teaching Method
Workload
The students' workload is expected to be distributed as follows:
Lectures - 45 hours
Preparation, lectures - 150 hours
Examination preparation – 69 hours
Midterm examination - 3 hours
Final examination - 3 hours
Total 270 hours.
Examination regulations
Exam
Name
Exam
Timing
Midterm exam (part 1)
Exam: During the semester. The exam should take place on the day of the 8th lecture, presumably in week 44. It doesn’t necessarily have to be during lecture time, but it would preferably be on the same day.
Reexam: February
Final exam (part 2)
Exam: January
Reexam: February
Rules
-3 is not allowed, 00 is not allowed
Tests
Midterm exam (part 1)
Name
Midterm exam (part 1)
Form of examination
Take-home assignment
Censorship
Second examiner: None
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card - Exam number
Language
English
Duration
72 hours. Date for submission will appear from the examination plan.
Length
No limitations.
Examination aids
All exam aids allowed.
Assignment handover
Course page in Blackboard.
Assignment handin
Via SDUassignment in the course page in Blackboard
ECTS value
5
Additional information
Mid-term assignment: Individual written exam (weight 50%)
EKA
B560007122
Final exam (part 2)
Name
Final exam (part 2)
Form of examination
Written examination on premises
Censorship
Second examiner: None
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card - Exam number
Language
English
Duration
3 hours
Length
No limitations
Examination aids
All exam aids allowed.
Assignment handover
In the examination room
Assignment handin
Via SDUassignment in the course page in Blackboard
ECTS value
5
Additional information
Part 2: Individual written exam (weight 50%)
EKA
B560007102
External comment
NOTE - This course is identical with the former course 9268921 Demography and Economics.
Used examination attempts in the former identical course will be transferred.
Courses that are identical with former courses that are passed according to applied rules cannot be retaken.
The student is automatically registered for the first examination attempt when the student is registered for a course or course element with which one or more examinations are associated. Withdrawal of registration is not possible, and students who fail to participate in an examination have used one examination attempt, unless the University has made an exemption due to special circumstances.
The student is responsible for registering for 2nd and 3rd examination attempt.
Evaluation at the re-exam may be changed.
Courses offered
| Offer period | Offer type | Profile | Education | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS German language profile International Relations | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS Arabic language profile International Market Relations | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS German language profile Global Marketing Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS Spanish language profile International Relations | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS English language profile International Communication Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS Arabic language profile Global Marketing Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS German language profile International Communication Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS English language profile International Market Relations | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS Spanish language profile Human Ressource Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS German language profile International Market Relations | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS Spanish language profile Global Marketing Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS Arabic language profile Human Ressource Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS Arabic language profile International Relations | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS Arabic language profile International Communication Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS English language profile Global Marketing Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS Spanish language profile International Market Relations | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS English language profile Human Ressource Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS Spanish language profile International Communication Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS German language profile Human Ressource Management | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | MA Negot 120 ECTS English language profile International Relations | Master of Arts (MA) in Business, Language and Culture | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | Cand.scient.oecon (Statistik) | MSc in Mathematics-Economics | Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematics-Economics | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | Cand.scient.oecon (Finansiering) | MSc in Mathematics-Economics | Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematics-Economics | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | Cand.scient.oecon (Operationsanalyse) | MSc in Mathematics-Economics | Master of Science (MSc) in Mathematics-Economics | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | Master of Science in Economics (with profile in Economics) | MSc in Economics | Master of Science (MSc) in Economics | Odense | |
| Fall 2018 | Optional | Master of Science in Economics (with profile in Finance) | MSc in Economics | Master of Science (MSc) in Economics | Odense |
Teachers
| Name | Department | City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalina Torres | ctorres@health.sdu.dk | Odense | |
| Jim Oeppen | joeppen@health.sdu.dk | Odense | |
| Marie-Pier Bergeron Boucher | mpbergeron@health.sdu.dk | Odense | |
| Mircea Trandafir | mircea.trandafir@sam.sdu.dk | Odense | |
| Søren Kjærgaard | skjaergaard@health.sdu.dk | Odense | |
| Virginia Zarulli | vzarulli@health.sdu.dk | Odense |