13 research outputs found
Beyond LATE with a discrete instrument: Heterogeneity in the quantity-quality interaction of children
Job characteristics as risk factors for early retirement due to ill health: The Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging (2006â2014)
Does higher education hone cognitive functioning and learning efficacy? Findings from a large and diverse sample
The effect of sibship size on educational attainment of the first born: evidence from three decennial censuses of Taiwan
Forecasting societies' adaptive capacities through a demographic metabolism model
In seeking to understand how future societies will be affected by climate change we cannot simply assume they will be identical to those of today, because climate and societies are both dynamic. Here we propose that the concept of demographic metabolism and the associated methods of multi-dimensional population projections provide an effective analytical toolbox to forecast important aspects of societal change that affect adaptive capacity. We present an example of how the changing educational composition of future populations can influence societies' adaptive capacity. Multi-dimensional population projections form the human core of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways scenarios, and knowledge and analytical tools from demography have great value in assessing the likely implications of climate change on future human well-being