29786 - Economic and Business Demography

Learning outcomes

The objective of the course is to familiarise students with some of the main demographic trends and techniques and their applications in business. The attention is devoted to real circumstances in which demographic methods, data and theory can be actively applied.

Course contents

Part 1

- Applied demography: concepts, definitions of applied demography and data sources;

- Demographictrends and consumer behaviour.

- Poverty and inequality in Europe and in Italy.
Part 2

- The demography of enterprises. Application of demographic methods to business organizations.

- Human resources planning, organizational demography.
- Demographic techniques for enterprises analysis: life tables, cohort analysis, standardization.

Readings/Bibliography

MICHELI G.A., RIVELLINI G., Popolazione e mercato, F. Angeli, Milano, 1997 (capitoliscelti in accordocol docente).

Eurostat − OECD (2007), Manual on Business Demography Statistics, European Communities / OECD, Luxembourg, cap. 2 e 4 (http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu)

Hartmut SCHRÖR (2008), "Business demography in Europe: employers and job creation", Statistics in focus100/2008, Eurostat (http://www.eds-destatis.de/de/downloads/sif/sf_08_100.pdf).

Istat (2007), La demografia d'impresa, Istat, Roma.

Addistionaltexts will be distributed by the teacher

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons; discussion of arguments that the students can deepen.

Assessment methods

Oral examination.

Teaching tools

PC, videoprojector, overhead projector.

Office hours

See the website of Aurora Angeli