An application of the variable-r method to subpopulation growth rates in a 19th century agricultural population

This paper presents an analysis of the differential growth rates of the farming and non-farming segments of a rural Scottish community during the 19th and early 20th centuries using the variable-r method allowing for net migration. Using this method, I find that the farming population of Orkney, Sco...

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Main Author: Corey Sparks
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2009-07-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/2/

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