Dynamic Micro-Simulation for Population Projections - An Application to Mauritania¶
The model DYNAMIS-POP-MRT-2017_v01
This report and accompanying resources have been developed to demystify micro-simulation for population projections and demonstrate its feasibility and relevance in the context of developing countries. Advanced and freely available programming tools and improvements in the availability and quality of micro-data have helped make dynamic micro-simulation feasible at a reasonable cost. At the core of this report is an application example for Mauritania, which introduces statistical methods used in micro-simulation and micro-simulation programming techniques, and can be adapted and replicated for other countries. The model has an intuitive graphical user interface and runs on a standard personal computer. Its code and statistical analysis files are available to model builders, who can use them as a textbook and toolbox for micro-simulation model development and implementation.