Demographic uncertainty and the stable equivalent population

Mathematical and Computer Modelling

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 39-56

  Tuljapurkar, S ^a   Lee, R ^b  

^a Mountain View Research   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Population forecasts; Population momentum; Reproductive value; Stable equivalent population; Stochastic demography

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

POPULATION FORECAST; POPULATION MOMENTUM; REPRODUCTIVE VALUE; STABLE EQUIVALENT POPULATION; STOCHASTIC DEMOGRAPHY;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

EID: 0031237548     PISSN: 08957177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-7177(97)00168-4     Document Type: Article

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