29234 - international Demography

Learning outcomes

The objective of the course is to familiarise students with some of the main demographic trends and problems related to the relationship between demographic trends and economic development.  Moreover, the course refer to demographic techniques and their applications in business.

Course contents

Concepts, definitions international data sources of demographic and socio-economic data;

- Theories on the relationship between demographic trends and development;

Multidimensional poverty measures

- The world's distribution of wealth: poverty and inequality;

Poverty and inequality in Europe and in Italy. Poverty and social exclusion in Europe. Household’ poverty in Italy

Poverty and inequality in developing countries.

Development indicators

Demographic trends and consumer behaviour.

For Scienze Politiche students

- Demography and social change in the Mediterranean area;

- Population problems in developing countries. Case studies: Latin America, sub-Saharan Africa, China, India.

International conferences on population; Millennium Development Goals; Sustainable Development Goals

-United Nation hypothesis on future demographic trends;

For Scienze Statistiche students

- Application of demographic methods to business organizations.

- Demographic techniques for enterprises analysis: life tables, cohort analysis, standardization.

Readings/Bibliography

The teacher will provide part of the texts.

...) Aurora Angeli, Silvana Salvini (2007), Popolazione e sviluppo nelle regioni del mondo. Convergenze e divergenze nei comportamenti demografici, Il Mulino, Bologna.

Mandatory: chap. 1 and 2.

Other chapters of the volume will be identified with the teacher for Scienze Politiche students.

 

...) Racioppi F. , RIVELLINI G, (2013), Applied demography. La demografia per le aziende e la governance locale, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma

Mandatory: Part I: chap. 1 and 3.

Other chapters of the volume will be identified with the teacher for Scienze Statistiche students.

.) Information on the  definition of Least Developed Countries at:

https://www.un.org/development/desa/dpad/least-developed-country-category/ldc-criteria.html

 

For Scienze Statistiche students

.) Racioppi F. , RIVELLINI G, (2013), Applied demography. La demografia per le aziende e la governance locale, Edizioni Nuova Cultura, Roma

Part II, chap. 4.

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

Istat (2016), Demografia d'impresa. Anni 2009-2014, Istat, Roma (http://www.istat.it/it/archivio/189155).

 

For Scienze politiche students

.) United Nations (2015). World Population Prospects: The 2015 Revision, Key Findings and Advance Tables. ESA/P/WP.241.(www.un.org)

.) Per un approfondimento sui Millennium Development Goals: United Nations Development Programme, What are the Millennium Development Goals? (http://www.undp.org/mdg/basics.shtml)

.) Main information on sustainable development goals: https: //sustainabledevelopment.un.org/post2015/transformingourworld

Teaching methods

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

Assessment methods

Oral examination. Oral examination includes students' work too.
To support assesment, the student must enroll via electronic bulletin board in accordance with mandatory deadlines. If the student fails to enroll by the due date he must communicate, before the official closing of the lists, the problem to the teacher who will place him in the list.

Teaching tools

PC, videoprojector, overhead projector.

Office hours

See the website of Aurora Angeli