Fitting the Coale‐Trussell model by maximum quasi‐likelihood

We describe a method for fitting the Coale‐Trussell model to fertility rates or to counts of births and exposure by single years of age. The procedure maximizes a quasi‐likelihood function and can easily be implemented using standard software. An extension to handle covariates is discussed.

Key words:

• Coale‐Trussell model
• Quasi‐likelihood
• Fertility

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