{"title":"The epidemiological transition and causes of death in the USSR.","authors":"A G Vishnevskii, V M Shkol'nikov, S A Vasin","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>\"Within the context of the theory of epidemiological transition, an analysis is made of life expectancy and its structure as related to the causes of death in the USSR and the union republics, and also their lag behind the life expectancy level achieved by developed countries.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":85126,"journal":{"name":"Matekon: translations of Russian & East European mathematical economics","volume":"29 3","pages":"69-82"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1993-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22039160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Three types of birthrates in the USSR: stages of demographic transition.","authors":"A B Anichkin, A G Vishnevskii","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>\"Regional differences in birthrate indicators, which are primarily associated with different stages of the demographic transition, are examined in three typical USSR republics: post-transitional (Estonia), transitional (Azerbaijan), and pre-transitional (Tajikistan). Demographic transition theory in the explanation and forecasting of birthrate trends is discussed. It is concluded that the experience of the USSR supports the universal nature of this theory.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":85126,"journal":{"name":"Matekon: translations of Russian & East European mathematical economics","volume":"28 4","pages":"61-74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1992-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22027054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measuring the accuracy of population forecasts.","authors":"N P Tikhomirov","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The accuracy of population projections is discussed, with specific reference to population forecasts for development planning purposes. The author notes that errors in making population forecasts depend on the parameter values used in the calculations, and that such errors can be avoided if the demographic models used are seen not as stochastic but as models with random parameters. \"For such models the present article derives estimations of the covariance matrices of forecasts of the social and age composition of the population.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":85126,"journal":{"name":"Matekon: translations of Russian & East European mathematical economics","volume":"24 2","pages":"49-68"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1987-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22026576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Markov models of mobility.","authors":"O V Staroverov","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The theoretical basis of a methodology that is designed for investigating population movements and can be used for economic planning purposes is outlined using Markovian models. \"The object of analysis in these models is population change, which manifests itself in three main forms: natural changes, physical movement (migration), and mobility of a social or production type (shifts between branches or skill groups). These methods classify each person according to particular characteristics, which enable [the author] to break down the population into homogeneous nonintersecting groups.\"</p>","PeriodicalId":85126,"journal":{"name":"Matekon: translations of Russian & East European mathematical economics","volume":"20 3","pages":"3-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1984-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22005436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determinants in forecasting the movement of population and labor resources.","authors":"B D Breev, O V Staroverov","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85126,"journal":{"name":"Matekon: translations of Russian & East European mathematical economics","volume":"14 3","pages":"80-97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1978-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22024038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interval estimates of population structure.","authors":"O V Staroverov","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":85126,"journal":{"name":"Matekon: translations of Russian & East European mathematical economics","volume":"13 2","pages":"42-67"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1976-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"22004021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}