Research
The research interests of Demography staff include:
- Fertility and family planning
- Mortality and health
- International and internal migration
- Statistical demography
- Demographic aspects of the status of women
- Applied and business demography
Recent publications
Recent publications of Demography staff include papers in refereed journals and book sections, some of which can be viewed online. These are listed below.
Books
Iredale, R. F. Guo and S. Rozario (ed.) (2003) Return Migration in the Asia Pacific, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, U.K.
Iredale, R., Bilik, N. and Guo, F. (Eds.) (2003) China's Minorities on the Move: Selected Case Studies".M.E. Sharpe, New York. ISBN 0-7656-1024-8
Pathmanathan, I., Liljestrand, J., Martins, J.M., Rajapaksa,L.C., Lissner, C.,da Silva,A., Selvaraju,S., and Singh, P.J. (2003). "Investing in Maternal Health: Learning from Malaysia and Sri Lanka". World Bank, Washington D.C. ISBN 0-8213-536 2-4.
Book chapters
Guo, F. (2004) “A rural migrant community in urban Beijing” Social Sciences Volume on Urban Sustainability, The Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems, EOLSS Publishers, UNESCO.
Guo, F. and R. Iredale (2003) “Gendered migration in the Asia Pacific region: case studies of the Philippines, Indonesia and China” in R. Iredale, C. Hawksley & S. Castles (ed.) Migration in the Asia Pacific: Population, Settlement and Citizenship Issues, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, U.K. pp 79-97.
Mok, M., Parr, N.J., Lee, T. and Wylie, E. (1998). A Comparative Study of IELTS and Access Test Results. In International English Language Testing System Research Reports 1998. Elicos Association Journal. Volume 1, Elicos Association, Sydney.
Parr, N.J. and Murray, P. (2004) “Gender unmasked: The implications for policy of demographic shifts and gender discrimination” In Edward T. Davis and Valerie Pratt (eds.) Making the Link: Affirmative Action and Employment Relations. 15: 65-69
Siedlecky, S. (2001). Pharmacological Properties of Emmenagogues; A Biomedical View. in Etienne Van Der Walle and Elisha P. Renne (eds) Regulating Menstruation: Beliefs, Practices, Interpretations. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp93-113.
Journal papers
Guo, F. and R. Iredale (2004) “The impacts of Hukou status on migrants’ employment: findings from the 1997 Beijing Migrant Census” International Migration Review, vol. 38, no. 2, pp709-731.
Guo, F. (2002) “School attendance of migrant children in Beijing, China: a multivariate analysis,” Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, vol. 11, no. 3 pp 357-374.
Parr, N. and Guo, F. (2005) “Occupational Concentration and Mobility of Asian Immigrants in Australia”. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal. 14(3) pp351-380
Parr, N. (2005) “Family Background, Schooling and Childlessness in Australia”. Journal of Biosocial Science Volume 37(2) pp229-243
Parr, N. (2003) Discontinuation of Contraceptive Use in Ghana. The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. Volume 21 No 2 pp150-157.
Parr, N. (2002) "Family Planning Promotion, Contraceptive Use and the Fertility Decline in Ghana". African Population Studies. 17.1 pp87-101.
Parr, N., Boyages, J., Taylor, R., Anura, P. and Callaghan, T. (2000) 'Projecting Mammographic Screens'. Journal of Medical Screening. 7.3 pp146-151.
Parr, N, Lucas, D. and Mok, M. (2000) 'Branch Migration and the International Dispersal of Families' International Journal of Population Geography. 6.3. pp213-227.
Parr, N. (1995) 'Pre-marital Fertility in Liberia'. Journal of Biosocial Science 27 pp1-10.
Parr, N. and Mok, M. (1995) 'Differences in the Educational Achievements, Aspirations and Values of Birthplace Groups in New South Wales'. People and Place. 3.2 pp1-8.
Weerasinghe, D. and Parr, N. (2002) 'Effect of Wealth on Marital Fertility in Sri Lanka' Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 20(2) pp112-119
Yusuf, Farhat and Siedlecky, S. (2002). 'Legalised Abortion in South Australia: A Review of the First 30 Years'. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Yusuf, Farhat and Siedlecky, S. (1999). 'Contraceptive Use in Australia: Evidence from the National Health Survey'. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 39.1 pp58
Yusuf, Farhat and Siedlecky, S. (1998). 'Female Sterlisizing Operations in New South Wales: A Demographic Perspective'. Journal of the Australian Population Association. 15.1 pp69-80
Yusuf, Farhat and Siedlecky, S. (1997). 'Hysterectomy and Endometrial Ablation in New South Wales 1981-1994-95'. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 37.2 pp210-216
Yusuf, Farhat, Siedlecky, S. and Leeder, S. (1997). Female Sterilization in New South Wales 1981-1994-95'. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 37.4 pp431-435
Yusuf, Farhat and Siedlecky, S. (1996). 'Prevalence of and Attitudes to Abortion Among Migrant Women in Sydney'. Journal of the Australian Population Association. 13.1 pp33-46
Yusuf, Farhat and Siedlecky, S. (1996). 'Family Formation Patterns Among Migrant Women in Sydney'. Journal of Biosocial Science. 28 pp89-99
Refereed Conference Proceedings
Guo, F. and Z. Zhang (2004) "Rural migrants and shantytown communities in Chinese cities" in the Proceedings of the 16th Annual Conference of the Association for Chinese Economics Studies Australia (ACESA) at PRIVATE HREF="http://www.uq.edu.au/economics/acesa2004/proceed.htm" MACROBUTTON HtmlResAnchor (www.anthrosource.net/doi/abs/10.1525/ae.2001.28.1.179) .
Guo, F. and R. Iredale (2003), Unemployment among the migrant population in Chinese cities: the case study of Beijing, in Coate, B., R. Brooks, I. Fraser and L. Xu (ed.) Proceedings of the 15th Annual Conference of the Association for Chinese Economic Studies Australia (ACESA), Melbourne: RMIT Business Research Development Unit (http://mams.rmit.edu.au/3r0ags99xmvlz.pdf).
Web addresses
Some of these articles may be found on the web. Their addresses are given in Actuarial Studies and Demography Research Papers (1995-1998) or the Business Department Research Papers (1998+).
