Demographic Evolution Models
This set of models simulates changes in household structure over time. Each model name below links to a more detailed description of its objective, algorithm, configuration and data. The suggested order for running these models is: aging/fertility/mortality/education/marriage/cohabitation/divorce/breakup/child-leaving-home/roommate/household-workers-init/household-workers/income-regression/zeroincome| Model Name | Abbreviation | Description |
|---|---|---|
| AgingModel | AM | Adds one to the age of each person at the beginning of the year |
| FertilityModel | FM | Predicts the birth of persons |
| MortalityModel | MM | Predicts the death of persons |
| EducationModel | EM | Updates the educational status of students and predicts when they will end their schooling career |
| MarriageModel | MRM | Predicts household formation through male/female marriages |
| CohabitationModel | CHM | Predicts household formation through male/female cohabitation |
| DivorceModel | DM | Predicts household dissolution by the divorce of married couples |
| BreakupModel | BM | Predicts household dissolution by the breakup of cohabitating couples |
| ChildLeavingHomeModel | CLHM | Predicts the event of a child leaving home |
| RoommateModel | RM | Predicts the formation of non-family households |
| HouseholdWorkersInitializationModel | HWIM | Predicts household workers for households with a newly assigned household_id |
| HouseholdWorkersModel | HWCM | Predicts year to year changes in the number of household workers |
| IncomeRegressionModel | IRM | Predicts household income |
| ZeroworkerRegressionModel? | ZRM | Predicts household income for zero-worker households |
Topic revision: r8 - 21 Dec 2011 - 08:00:24 - PaulWaddell
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