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| Semester | fall semester 2021 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Robert Stelter (robert.stelter@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | Population growth and population ageing are among the most crucial challenges of the 21st century. But why do some populations grow fast while others tend to shrink? Why do we observe population ageing around the world? This lecture series imparts fundamental demographic and economic skills to study these questions. We discuss the most important concepts to measure demographic phenomena such as ageing, mortality or fertility and how they enter economic modelling. We study basic economic frameworks to model fertility and mortality. These frameworks allow us to discuss how we can explain that the average number of births is lower in developed than in developing economics and why economic development is positively linked to longevity. |
| Learning objectives | The measurement and modeling of: • population dynamics and age structures • fertility and mortality |
| Weblink | Weblink to ADAM |
| Admission requirements | Good commend English and interest in demographic economics. Fundamental skills in statistics, micro- and macroeconomic are recommended but not a hard condition. |
| Course application | Registration: Please enrol in MOnA. EUCOR-Students and students of other Swiss Universities have to enrol at the students administration office (studseksupport1@unibas.ch) within the official enrolment period. Enrolment = Registration for the exam! |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| wöchentlich | Thursday | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Comments | The course is planned as an in-class course, if necessary it will be offered in hybrid form, i.e. with a simultaneous livestream or as an online presence course. |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 23.09.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 30.09.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 07.10.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 14.10.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 21.10.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 28.10.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 04.11.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 11.11.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 18.11.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 25.11.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 02.12.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 09.12.2021 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Modules |
Electives Bachelor Business and Economics: Recommendations (Bachelor's Studies: Business and Economics (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) Electives Bachelor Business and Economics: Recommendations (Bachelor's degree subject: Business and Economics (Start of studies before 01.08.2021)) Modul: Wahlbereich in Wirtschaftswissenschaften (Bachelor's degree subject: Business and Economics) Wahlbereich innerfakultär: Zusätzliches Lehrangebot (Bachelor's Studies: Business and Economics) |
| Assessment format | record of achievement |
| Assessment details | Students are asked to write assignments and a final exam at the end of the lecture series. exam: 09.12.21; by appointment. You can still withdraw from the examination by submitting a completed, signed form to our office from 19.10.21 until 29.10.21 / 12:00 o’clock. Please send your form by mail to belegungstorno-wwz@unibas.ch. You will find the examination withdrawal form on the Homepage of the Student Dean’s Office. |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration, dereg: cancel course registration |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | 1-6 0,1 |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Business and Economics , studiendekanat-wwz@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Business and Economics |