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| Semester | fall semester 2022 |
| 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 macroeconomics are recommended but not a hard condition. |
| Course application | Registration: Please enrol in the Online Services before the course starts. EUCOR-Students and students of other Swiss Universities have to enrol at the students administration office (studseksupport1@unibas.ch) within the official enrolment period. In order to get access to ADAM in time, it is best to enrol before the course starts though. 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 time schedule had to be adjusted. See details below: |
| Date | Time | Room |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 15.09.2022 | 08.00-16.30 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S13 HG.35 |
| Friday 16.09.2022 | 08.00-16.30 | Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Seminarraum S13 HG.35 |
| Thursday 22.09.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 29.09.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 24.11.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 01.12.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | - Online Präsenz -, -- |
| Thursday 08.12.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 15.12.2022 | 08.15-10.00 | Kollegienhaus, Hörsaal 119 |
| Thursday 22.12.2022 | 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: |
| 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 |