fertilmodel-package {fertilmodel}

This is an R package that fits 4 fertility models.

Description

Four fertility models are fitted using non-linear least squares. These are the Hadwiger, the Gamma, the Model1 and Model2, following the terminology of the following paper: Peristera P. and Kostaki A. (2007). Modeling fertility in modern populations. Demographic Research, 16(6): 141–194. <doi:10.4054/DemRes.2007.16.6>.

Details

Package:	nlgmcr Type:	Package
Version:	1.1
Date:	2023-01-07
License:	GPL-2

Maintainers

Michail Tsagris [e-mail].

Note

Acknowledgments: This package is dedicated to Sanaa who introduced me to these models and whom I may never see again.

Author(s)

Michail Tsagris [e-mail].

References

Peristera P. and Kostaki A. (2007). Modeling fertility in modern populations. Demographic Research, 16(6), 141–194. <doi:10.4054/DemRes.2007.16.6>.