Demography (Page 4)

How many missing women are there really?

On: March 2, 2012

Last year I read a fascinating book, Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys Over Girls, and the Consequences of a World Full of Men, by Mara Hvistendahl. She talks about the issue of missing women, how demographically, there should be more women than there are in many different countries of the world. TheContinue Reading

The cost of living longer

On: February 19, 2012

In: Demography, Risk management

This article, from the US smart money magazine, is a fascinating look at the latest thinking on how long we are likely to live. You really should read it in full. It looks at the latest thinking on longevity, and what that means for retirement planning. Some US life insurersContinue Reading

Is Australia’s fertility declining?

On: January 26, 2012

In: Demography, Economics

Last month, the annual fertility rates were released by the ABS. I last did a post on this two years ago, so it is time for an update. My broad conclusion was that fertility rates are pretty stable in Australia, with the very important caveat that that stability is in theContinue Reading