The metastable birth trajectory

The metastable model generalizes the stable population model by allowing net maternity to change exponentially over age and time. As a result, the metastable model generates an exponentially quadratic birth trajectory, which is characterized by a constant proportion of births by age of mother. The m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robert Schoen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2009-11-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/25/