Robert Schoen

http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol21/25/

doi:10.4054/DemRes.2009.21.25

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Abstract
The metastable model generalizes the stable population model by allowing net maternity to change exponentially over age and time. As a result, the metastable model generates an exponentially quadratic birth trajectory, which is characterized by a constant proportion of births by age of mother. The metastable model is well suited to analyzing steady fertility declines and transitions between two regimes of fixed vital rates.

Author's affiliation
Robert Schoen
Pennsylvania State University, United States of America

Keywords
dynamic population models, metastable population, quadratic exponential trajectory, stable population

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Word count (Main text)
1319

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