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Demographic Decisions and Demographic Well-Being

It may come as a surprise to many of you to see a title like this coming from me as my Presidential Address. To tell you the truth, I have been toying with many ideas until last week when I finally decided to deliver my address on this topic. My decision is certainly not a demographic decision, but it is a decision driven mostly by its aptness to honor the contributions made not only by our honoree, Doug Norris, but also by many of us during our lifetime. Although at first sight the topic doesn’t seem to be related to mathematical demography, all the ideas I am sharing with you today are coming from the rich research experience of demographers, in particular mathematical demographers.

F. Rajulton

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