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In 1992, a summer course 'Demographic Perspectives on Living Arrangements' as well as a one-day workshop 'Recent Issues in Household Modelling' were held in Wassenaar, The Netherlands. This volume is based on the lectures delivered during the summer course, as well as on the presentations made in the workshop. As such, the present volume combines the two elements of transfer of knowledge, on the one hand, and updating the state-of-the-art in the field of household demography, especially in household modelling, on the other hand. In organizing the contents and structure of this volume, we have aimed at creating a book that covers the field of household demography and household modelling in a certain logical and comprehensive way. The purpose of this book is to offer a comprehensive treatment of recent developments in various aspects of the growing field of household demography. Since these recent developments have particularly occurred in household analysis and modelling, these topics will receive special emphasis. The book was written for demographers, social scientists, and planners who are involved in the study and projection of popUlation in general, and of households in particular.
List of contents
1. Introduction.- I: Trends and Theories.- 2. Historical Development of the Household in Europe.- 3. Recent Trends in Household and Family Structures in Europe: A n Overview.- 4. Theories of Household Formation: Progress and Challenges.- II: Data and Analysis.- 5. Household Concepts and Household Definitions in Western Europe: Different Levels but Similar Trends in Household Developments.- 6. The Collection of Survey Data on Household Structures.- 7. The Use of Panel Data in the Analysis of Household Structures.- 8. Event History Analysis of Household Formation and Dissolution.- 9. Competing Risks and Unobserved Heterogeneity, with Special Reference to Dynamic Microsimulation Models.- III: Models.- 10. Alternative Options for Living Arrangement Models: A Sensitivity Analysis.- 11. National Household Forecasts for the Netherlands.- 12. LIPRO: A Multistate Household Projection Model.- 13. Household Projections and Housing Market Behaviour.- 14. The Interaction of Household and Labour Market Modules in Microsimulation Models.- Epilogue.- 15. Epilogue.- Author Index.
