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  • GGR208 Lecture 02

Population Indices

• Crude Measurements
• Economic Factors
  • Economic Organization
    • Industrial economy vs service based
    • Coffee index
  • Importance of Labour
    • Labour units
    • Individuals in the group contribute to the economy.
    • Labour Productivity
  • Role of Fertility
    • Liability or economic benefit?
    • When an individual becomes independent of the family
• Social Factors
  • Contribution of Children
  • Cost of Children
    • Education
  • Roles of females
    • Opportunities beyond motherhood or not. Would affect Crude Birth Rate likely.
  • Attitude towards fertility
    • Values regarding family, its role in the society.
    • Ex:
      • More emphasis on family in Ireland less in Canada.
• Government Policy
  • Limitation on birth
  • Support for families