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Ismo Söderling:

@inproceedings{Sderling2010IsmoS,
  title={Ismo Söderling:},
  author={Ismo S{\"o}derling},
  year={2010}
}

• Ismo Söderling
• Published 2010
• Economics

Most Western nations share a concern over slowing population growth and a future of labor shortages (e.g. Persson 2010; Söderling 2009). Population size is affected by three factors: fertility, mortality and a positive migration balance (annual immigration exceeds emigration). The highest birth rates in Europe are in France and in Iceland (TFR = 2.1, see Eurostat 2010). In most countries, fertility rates have been below replacement level (total fertility rate < 2.1) for decades. (Eurostat 2010). In Finland, the total fertility rate is currently 1.84, significantly above the EU27 average (TFREU27= 1.55), and has remained at the same level for most of the 2000s. Since 2007, population growth in Finland has been more dependent on immigration than natural growth; in 2007, 58 % of population growth in Finland resulted from a migration surplus.