Journal Title
Title of Journal: Eur J Population
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Abbravation: European Journal of Population / Revue européenne de Démographie
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Publisher
Springer Netherlands
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Authors: Frances K Goldscheider
Publish Date: 2013/11/01
Volume: 29, Issue: 4, Pages: 493-495
Abstract
This edited volume is an extremely useful book with two powerful strengths It has rich information on trends in fertility mortality and age structure for many parts of Europe and it provides major contributions to demographic theory on fertility on life course changes for both the youngest and oldest adults and even on migration This collection began as a conference in honor of the retirement of Jan Hoem as Director of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research it is a tribute to his impact on demography in Europe and across the worldThe coverage of European demography is of course uneven There is nothing on European migration or immigration despite the importance of the movement of people into and around the continent However David Lindstrom’s paper is a potential contribution for those interested in European migration Using data on the occupational mobility of migrants returning from the United States to Mexico he shows that few were able to convert their
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