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The Center for Demography and Sustainable Development (CDSD)'s main focus is to analyze population change and development in China. Its main objectives are:
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to set up Demographic Information Systems to facilitate data collection, integration, and analysis in the region; |
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to conduct research and policy analysis on population change and socioeconomic development including international migration between the region and the world; |
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to promote regional and international collaboration in the research fields; and |
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to provide various training programs on spatial and socio-demographics for post-graduate students, professional statisticians and market analysts. |
Areas of Focus:
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Labor force and employment growth in China; |
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Social / regional inequalities: patterns, trends and explanations; |
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Labor migration, urbanization, and regional development; |
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Fertility transition and population policy; |
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Immigration and return of overseas Chinese; and |
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Health, aging, mortality patterns and their social impacts. |
Principal Investigator:
Prof. John Ma
Division of Social Science Department, HKUST
Contact:
Add: N501 Software Building,
Nansha IT Park, Guangzhou
Tel: (86) 20 3468 5621
Fax: (86) 20 3468 5624
E-mail: spshe@ust.hk
Website: http://cssd.hkust.edu.cn
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