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The 4th Edition of Introduction to the Mathematics of Demography delivers a solid mathematical foundation for demographic analysis, enriched with North American examples and practical problem sets. Co-authored by Robert Brown and renowned demographer Robert Bourbeau, this edition combines trusted teaching experience, fresh research perspectives, and updated analysis to serve both undergraduate and graduate students.
This new edition includes:
- Updates
- Most Recent Census Data and Vital Statistics
- Updated Methods for Estimating Population and Exercises
- Issues on Social Security
- Trends in Mortality and Fertility
- Learning and Navigation Features
- Chapter Exercises and Solutions
- Bolded Key Terms and Definitions
- Appendices With Equation Derivations and Life Tables
- A Bibliography with Links for Easy Access to Sources
- An Index and Digital Bookmarks for Easier Topic Navigation
About the Authors
Rob Brown, PhD, FCIA, FSA, ACAS
Rob retired from the University of Waterloo program in Actuarial Science in 2010 after 39 years of teaching and research. In that time, he wrote seven books and over sixty refereed papers. His research focus is the design of financial security programs in times of rapidly shifting demographics. Rob was also President of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries in 1990/91, President of the Society of Actuaries in 2000/01, President of the International Actuarial Association in 2014 and also Research Chair for the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions in 2007/08. Rob now resides in Victoria, BC.
Robert Bourbeau, PhD
Professor Emeritus of Demography
Robert retired from the Department of Demography at the Université de Montréal in 2015 after 37 years of teaching and research. He was the Department Chair from 2002 to 2010. Now, as Professor Emeritus, he remains active in his research field, and he sometimes also continues to teach demographic courses. His main research interests lie in mortality and longevity, more precisely in the study of old-age mortality as well as the analysis of mortality by causes of deaths. His work was presented at numerous international scientific conferences, and he wrote more than 70 refereed papers published in major journals of Demography, Public Health, and Actuarial Science. Robert was also a World Health Organization Expert on Injury Prevention in 1990/95, and a consultant on mortality estimation for the Colombian Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística in 2016. Since 2001, he has been a Member of the Advisory Committee on Demographic Statistics and Studies for Statistics Canada.
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