Indirect Techniques For Demographic Estimation Manual X A Collaboration Of The Population Division Of The Department Of International Economic And Social Affairs Of The United Nations Secretariat With The Committee On Population And Demography Of The National Research Council United States National Academy Of Sciences

Vols. 1-4 include material to June 1, 1929.

The social cost of carbon (SC-CO2) is an economic metric intended to provide a comprehensive estimate of the net damages - that is, the monetized value of the net impacts, both negative and positive - from the global climate change that results from a small (1-metric ton) increase in carbon-dioxide (CO2) emissions. Under Executive Orders regarding regulatory impact analysis and as required by a court ruling, the U.S. government has since 2008 used estimates of the SC-CO2 in federal rulemakings to value the costs and benefits associated with changes in CO2 emissions. In 2010, the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases (IWG) developed a methodology for estimating the SC-CO2 across a range of assumptions about future socioeconomic and physical earth systems. Valuing Climate Changes examines potential approaches, along with their relative merits and challenges, for a comprehensive update to the current methodology. This publication also recommends near- and longer-term research priorities to ensure that the SC- CO2 estimates reflect the best available science.

With its focus on elementary demographic techniques and their application in the field of public health, Basic Demographic Techniques and Applications is an extremely useful addition to the literature on demographic studies. Designed as a textbook for students of population studies, it is practical and easy to understand. Examples and exercises are provided at the end of each chapter to facilitate comprehension. The author covers all the important demographic techniques such as presentation of demographic data, computation of basic measures of fertility and mortality, construction of life tables, techniques of standardization, demographic models an evaluation of programs. The book also introduces the student to the definitions of the term demography; concepts such as rates, ratios and proportions; and the application of the various techniques in nuptiality and analysis, projections, evaluation and adjustment. In addition, the scope for applying demographic techniques to public health, especially policy formulation and the management of health programs, is covered. The last chapter describes useful software packages for the teaching and learning of demographic models. Apart from serving as a textbook for students, Basic Demographic Techniques and Applications will be useful for mid-level public health administrators and policymakers.

The Measuring Early Learning Quality and Outcomes (MELQO) initiative began in 2014 as part of the global emphasis on early childhood development (ECD). Led by UNESCO, the World Bank, the Center for Universal Education at the Brookings Institution and UNICEF, the initiative aims to promote feasible, accurate and useful measurement of childrenâs development and learning at the start of primary school, and of the quality of their pre-primary learning environments. Items are designed for children between the ages of 4 and 6 years. Following the premise that many existing tools include similar items, the leading organizationsâ core team worked with a consortium of experts, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and multilaterals to build upon current measurement tools to create a common set of items organized into modules for measuring: 1) early childhood development and learning, and 2) the quality of pre-primary learning environments. The MELQO core team and experts also collaborated to outline a process for context-specific adaptation of the measurement modules resulting from lessons learned from field-testing in several countries in 2015 and 2016. The modules are designed to be implemented at scale, with an emphasis on feasibility for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). A key question addressed by MELQO was the balance between a global tool suitable for use everywhere, and local priorities and goals for childrenâs development. [Introduction, ed]

Demographic Methods and Concepts makes accessible the most commonly needed techniques for working with population statistics, irrespective of the reader's mathematical background. For the first time in such a text, concepts and practical strategies needed in the interpretation of demographic indices and data are included. Spreadsheet training exercises enable students to acquire the computer skills needed for demographic work. The accompanying free CD-ROM contains innovative, fully integrated learning modules as well as applications facilitating demographic studies.