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demog-theory-building

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Use when building the argument of a Demography (PAA / Duke University Press) manuscript into a population-science contribution — whether the work is formal/mathematical demography, an explanatory account of fertility/mortality/migration, or a measurement/decomposition advance. Demography rewards a clear mechanism or a sharpened estimate over a bare correlation. Structures the argument; it does not run analyses.

When to use

• building the argument of a Demography manuscript
• formal/mathematical demography
• explanatory account of fertility/mortality/migration
• measurement/decomposition advance
• stating mechanisms, identifying assumptions, or scope conditions
• deciding what to model and what the model buys you

When not to use

• running analyses

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