The solution of time-dependent population models

Nan Li and Shripad Tuljapurkar

Mathematical Population Studies, 2000, vol. 7, issue 4, 311-329

Abstract: We analyze the dynamics of age-structured population renewal when vital rates make a transition in a finite time interval from arbitrary initial values to any specified final values. The general solution to the renewal equation in such cases is obtained. This solution describes the birth sequence explicitly, and also leads to a general formula for population momentum. We show that the duration of the transition determines the complexity of the solution for the birth sequence. For transitions that are completed in a time smaller than the maximum age of reproduction, we show that the classical Lotka solution found in every textbook also applies, with a small modification, to the time-dependent case. Our results substantially extend previous work that has often focused on instantaneous transitions or on slow and infinitely persistent change in vital rates.

Keywords: Population model; Time-dependent; General solution (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1080/08898480009525464

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