title: Economic transition and demographic change in Russia, 1989-1995.
abstract: The author "reviews recent population changes in Russia, relating trends in fertility, mortality, natural increase, and migration to the social and economic effects of the transition to a market economy.  Significant trends (a precipitous drop in fertility, an extraordinary increase in mortality--especially among middle-aged males--and a consequent decline in natural increase) are identified and analyzed, with dislocations caused by the uncertainties of economic and political transition suggested as the principal causes. The effect of net in-migration to Russia (probably mainly ethnic Russians from the Near Abroad countries) in partially offsetting the natural population decrease is examined as well."
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D005298:Fertility; D009026:Mortality; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012426:Russia
keywords: Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Europe; Economic Conditions--changes; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Europe; Fertility; Macroeconomic Factors; Migration; Mortality; Natural Increase; Political Factors; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Russia