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Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2011, Volume 9. Reproductive decision-making: towards improved theoretical, methodological and empirical approaches more...

In a letter to the editor of Science (Feb 24), WIC researchers and another 17 development experts outline how humans (population size, distribution, and characteristics) are central to sustainability. more...

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The Symposium "Demography, Education and Democracy - Refocusing Global Development Priorities", held on September 29, was in celebration of the opening of the new Wittgenstein Centre for Demography and Global Human Capital (WIC). It was discussed whether international development should be refocused toward providing aid to targeted education and health objectives, and if so, how this could be achieved. more...

“The primary issue that must be at the heart of global development efforts is not simply the process of education, but the results – what, demographers and economists refer to as ‘human capital’, or the human resources of a society. building and maintaining 'human capital' is the most important prerequisite for fighting poverty and ensuring development."