MGEC81H3 Lecture 8: MGEC81 FINAL REVIEW Lecture 8-10.docx
21 Apr 2015
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The basic issue: population growth and quality of life. Birth rates, death rates, total fertility rates. On the population growth, the percentage annual net relative increase or decrease of population is due to natural increase and net international migration. Due to the improvement of health care, the difference in death rate is smaller than the differences in birth rate. Fertility rate (ftr): the average number of children a woman would have through her childbearing years (15-49) Two reasons for population growth even the birth rate decline: high birth rates cannot be altered overnight and age structure of developing country populations. (pyramid diagram) The demographic transition has 3 stages: first, high birthrate and death rates, second continue high birth rate and decrease of death rates, third, falling birthrates and death rates, population eventually stabilizing. Causes of high fertility in developing countries: the malthusian and household models.
