References

Caselli G., Vallin J., and Wunsch G. Demography: Analysis and Synthesis. Volume 1.

Guilmoto C.Z. Skewed sex ratios at birth and future marriage squeeze in China and India, 2005-2100. Working Paper du CEPED, number 15, CEPED - UMR 196. Paris: Université Paris Descartes, INED, IRD.  June 2011. Available at http://www.ceped.org/wp external link. [Accessed 15th November 2012].

Hesketh T., Zhu W.X. Abnormal sex ratios in human populations: Causes and consequences. Proc Natl Acad Sci U.S.A. 2006; 103(36): 13271-13275.

Pool I., Wong L.R. and Vilquin E. (Eds.) (2006). Age-Structural Transitions: Challenges for Development. Paris: CICRED. 320-358.

United Nations (2011). Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision.

Weeks J.R. (1996). Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues. 6th Ed. Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing Company. 1996

Yamaguchi Y. (2012). Elderly at Record Spurs Japan Stores Chase $1.4 Trillion. Bloomburg. May 9th, 2012. Available online at: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-05-09/elderly-at-record-spurs-japan-stores-chase-1-4-trillion.html external link. [Accessed 3rd December 2012.]

Further Reading

The articles listed below cover some of the topics discussed in this session. Although not essential for an understanding of the topic, reading them may help you understand how and why demographers approach some of these areas.

Age structures, population history and the demographic transition

Bloom D.E., Canning D., and Sevilla J. (2003). The Demographic Dividend: A new perspective on the economic consequences of population change. Population Matters series. Santa Monica, California: Rand.

Chesnais J.C. Demographic Transition Patterns and Their Impact on the Age Structure. Population and Development Review. 1990; 16(2): 1990; 16(2): 327 – 336.

Goldstone J.A., Kaufmann E.P., and Toft M.D. (2012). Political Demography: How population changes are reshaping international security and national politics. Boulder, Colorado: Paradigm Publishers; Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Population Action International. The Shape of Things to Come – Why Age Structure Matters to a Safer More Equitable World. Available online at http://populationaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/SOTC.pdf external link [Accessed 27th November 2012]. Washington: Population Action International. 2007.

Note: The next item is long, but contains a number of chapters which focus on both specific countries and specific topics, such as policy implications and migration.

Pool I., Wong L.R. and Vilquin E. (Eds.) Age-Structural Transitions: Challenges for Development. Paris: CICRED. 2006; 320-358.

Preston S.H., and Stokes A. (2012) Sources of population ageing in More and Less Developed countries. Population and Development Review. 38(2): 221-236.

Abnormal sex ratios

Duthé G., Meslé F., Vallin J., Badurashvili I., and Kuyumjyan K. (2012). High sex ratios at birth in the Caucasus: Modern technology to satisfy old desires. Population and Development Review. 38(3): 487-501.

Greenhalgh S. (2012). Patriarchal Demographics? China’s Sex Ratio Reconsidered. Population and Development Review. 38 (supplement): 130-149. Available online at http://www.popcouncil.org/pdfs/PDRSupplements/Vol38_PopPublicPolicy/Greenhalgh_pp130-149.pdf external link [Accessed 12th February 2013].

Guilmoto C.Z. (2009). The sex ratio transition in Asia. Population and Development Review. 35(3): 519-549.

On the web

These pages have more examples of population pyramids and how they may change over time.