Beyond the corruption indices: Better tools for measurement and assessment
Seminar
In this special methods seminar, Professor Johnston will reflect on his career and use of methods in the corruption space, and pose questions on how we might generate better indicators of the effects (if any) of anti-corruption policies. Critically analysing the limitations of current corruption…
Cross-sectional average length of life by parity: Example using the US data
Seminar
High-income countries experienced significant fertility changes since the middle of 20th century. Traditionally researchers measure the fertility changes by utilising total fertility rate, mean age at childbirth, and parity progression ratio in cohort and period perspectives. However, the cohort…
Learn about the study of demography at ANU Open Day
Advisory session
Come join us at ANU Open Day 2019 and you’ll have the opportunity to learn about studying demography at ANU. Our academic experts will be on-hand all day on Level 2 of the Marie Reay Teaching Centre (Building #155) in Kambri to guide you through your study options and…
Gabrielle Carey: ‘Only Happiness Here’
Workshop
‘Only Happiness Here’: The Life and Work of Elizabeth von Arnim Born in Australia in 1866 as Mary Beauchamp, Elizabeth von Arnim was the author of 21 best-selling novels, a lover of H.G. Wells, a Prussian Countess and the wife—for a short time—of Francis Russell, brother of Bertrand. She was also…
The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia: First Edition, Second Edition, Third Edition?
Seminar
Abstract The Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia, when published in 2005, was the first of its kind in the world. In 21 wide-ranging chapters it covered everything from the arrival of the First Australians on the continent to issues of social justice in the present. Close to 30 authors, all…
Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A Study on Utilisation and Demographic Implications in Australia
Seminar
In Australia, as in most Western industrialised countries, fertility is dominated by a trend towards childbearing postponement. In the past 30 years, the fertility rate of Australian women aged 35-39 has more than doubled, and for women aged 40-44 it has tripled. Because of the negative impact of…
Social policies and population change
Seminar
This is a joint ANU Centre for European Studies and School of Demography Seminar The increase in life expectancy of today’s aging society means individuals must prepare for a longer length of retirement. However, an adequate pension becomes more complicated with increased work-related mobility in…