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Fletta eftir efnisorði "Demography"

Fletta eftir efnisorði "Demography"

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    Af akri lýðfræði Íslands 
    Jonsson, Stefan Hrafn (Félagsfræðingafélags Íslands, 2017)
    Í þessari grein er fjallað um lýðfræði sem undirgrein félagsfræðinnar í alþjóðlegu vísindastarfi. Fjallað er um helstu svið innan lýðfræðinnar, breytingar á mannfjölda á Íslandi síðustu áratugi og rannsóknir sem íslenskir fræðimenn hafa gert til aukins ...
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    Becoming Nordic in Brazil: Whiteness and Icelandic heritage in Brazilian identity making 
    Loftsdóttir, Kristín; Eyþórsdóttir, Eyrún; Willson, Margaret (2021-03)
    In this article, we focus on whiteness as an historically shifting phenomenon by analysing Brazilian recent emphasis on Icelandic ancestry, demonstrating the intersection of whiteness, class and ethnicity. A small group of Icelanders were among the ...
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    Learning insular nordic languages : Comparative perspectives on migrants’ experiences learning Faroese and Icelandic 
    Hoffmann, Lara Wilhelmine; Holm, Anna Elisabeth (2022)
    This article explores migrants’ language learning experiences in two small language communities in the West Nordic Region. We provide a comparative perspective based on an online survey and ethnographic interviews conducted in Iceland and qualitative ...
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    Low fitness at low latitudes: Wintering in the tropics increases migratory delays and mortality rates in an Arctic breeding shorebird 
    Reneerkens, Jeroen; Versluijs, Tom S. L.; Piersma, Theunis; Alves, Jose; Boorman, Mark; Corse, Colin; Gilg, Olivier; Hallgrimsson, Gunnar Thor; Lang, Johannes; Loos, Bob; Ntiamoa‐Baidu, Yaa; Nuoh, Alfred A.; Potts, Peter M.; Horn, Job; Lok, Tamar (Wiley, 2019-10-04)
    Evolutionary theories of seasonal migration generally assume that the costs of longer migrations are balanced by benefits at the non-breeding destinations. We tested, and rejected, the null hypothesis of equal survival and timing of spring migration ...
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    Pareto-improving transition to fully funded pensions under myopia 
    Andersen, Torben M.; Bhattacharya, Joydeep; Gestsson, Marías Halldór (2021-03-02)
    Under dynamic efficiency, a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) pension scheme helps the current generation of retirees but hurts future generations because they are forced to save via a return-dominated scheme. Abandoning it is deemed welfare-improving but typically ...
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    Why do earlier‐arriving migratory birds have better breeding success? 
    Morrison, Catriona; Alves, Jose; Gunnarsson, Tomas Gretar; Þórisson, Böðvar; Gill, Jennifer A. (Wiley, 2019-07-19)
    In migratory birds, early arrival on breeding sites is typically associated with greater breeding success, but the mechanisms driving these benefits are rarely known. One mechanism through which greater breeding success among early arrivers can potentially ...