Original papers, unpublished as of
September 2012
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relevant website and also contact me by email, drmarionb-at-gmail
Fertility
Was slowing postponement really the engine for TFR rises in European
countries?
Assessment
of fertility indicators derived from GGP samples: Bulgaria,
Hungary and Georgia
Divergence
and convergence of fertility behaviour. The example of Switzerland
Filling
in the blanks in fertility data. Looking back, looking forward: an
example from Switzerland
What
factors increase the likelihood that a woman will have no children in
Switzerland? Are they the same as for remaining single? Are men
influenced by the same factors?
Maps
of childlessness Switzerland
How
might the primary demographic indicators be affected by the current
recession? Illustrations from Switzerland’s recent past
New
fertility behaviour in Eastern Europe: How it has emerged and
future prospects. Case studies of Bulgaria, Hungary and Georgia (MSc
dissertation)
Reflections
of changing societies: religiosity and fertility and their
interrelationship
Religious
trends
Religious
trends in Georgia: How unique are they on a global scale?
What
is really happening to religious attendance in Europe? How a cohort
approach can help define decline or growth
Trends in religious participation of young people: do they mirror
trends in atheism?
Young
people: are they less religious than older people and are they less
religious than they used to be? An international overview
Other
demographic topics (Masters level projects)
What
makes people happy? What makes people sad? And where do you draw the
line? A preliminary investigation from Switzerland.
Report
on world population projections, 2005 – 2050
Pop
song lyrics: another factor in the migration decision?
Determinants
of infant and under-5 mortality: a comparison of Kenya, Tanzania and
Uganda
Can
voting patterns be used to measure changes in satisfaction level on a
local scale?
Naturalisation,
emigration, mortality: what happened to different nationalities who
arrived in Switzerland in 1980?