Daniel Courgeau

Institut National D'Etudes Démographiques
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    Methodology and epistemology of multilevel analysis (edited book)
    with Franck Robert
    Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2003.
    The purpose of this book's multilevel approach is to understand individual behaviour taking into account the social context in which it occurs. This book deals with concepts and methods underlying this approrach. It's scope is larger than solely statistical multilevel modelling, even though this does enjoy a prominent place in the volume. Through examples drawn from different social sciences, this book considers the methodological challenges that multilevel analysis allows to answer and points o…Read more
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    La mesure dans les sciences de la population
    Cahiers Philosophiques 4 (135): 51-74. 2013.
    Les sciences de la population ont utilisé tout au long de leur histoire (depuis John Graunt, 1662) différents paradigmes: approche du moment, approche longitudinale, approche biographique, approche multiniveau. Ils ont conduit à différents types de mesures, tant des faits étudiés que des relations entre ces faits. Cet article présente et analyse les principales formes prises par ces mesures: taux, quotients, indices synthétiques, pour les faits eux-mêmes; régressions, modèles d'analyse biographi…Read more
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    This chapter describes the history of demography, setting up the context for our discussions around the introduction of agent-based models into this area of social science. We will discuss the empirical strengths of demography, it’s theoretical shortcomings, and prospects for the future. Subsequent chapters will demonstrate the state-of-the-art in integrating agent-based models with the statistical frameworks more commonly used in demography.