Microsimulation Population Projections with SAS

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Getting Started.- Chapter 3. Converting a Cohort Component Model into a Microsimulation Model.- Chapter 4. Adding New Dimensions.- Chapter 5. Building Alternative Scenarios.- Chapter 6. Extending and Adapting the Model.- Chapter 7. Conclusion.

Guillaume Marois is a distinguished professor at the Asian Demographic Research Institute (ADRI) of the Shanghai University and a research scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (Vienna, Austria). He has more than ten years of experience in population projection and microsimulation methods. He already developed innovative microsimulation models for Europe and Canada and published many scientific papers in reputed international journals. His main research interests include demographic projections, microsimulation, human capital, labor force participation, immigration, and internal mobility.

Samir KC is a professor and a founding member of the Asian Demographic Research Institute (ADRI) at Shanghai University. KC leads ADRI's research pillar on Human Capital and Development. In parallel, KC works at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA). KC is a founding member of the Digital Data System for Development, Kathmandu, Nepal. KC's work has been published in science magazine and other peer-reviewed journals and books. KC's major research interests are: developing and applying multistate population models in demographic analysis and projections, with a particular focus on modeling human capital formation in education and health, and differential vulnerability to natural disasters at national and sub-national levels.