TY - JOUR
T1 - Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together
T2 - Age and Sex-Specific Estimates of Migration amongst Countries in the EU/EFTA, 2002-2007
AU - Raymer, James
AU - de Beer, Joop
AU - van der Erf, Rob
PY - 2011/5
Y1 - 2011/5
N2 - Because of inconsistencies in the reported migration flows and large amounts of missing data, our knowledge of international migration patterns in the Europe is limited. Methods for overcoming data obstacles and harmonising international migration data, however, are improving. In this article, we provide a methodology for integrating various pieces of incomplete information together, including a partial set of harmonised migration flows, to estimate a complete set of migration flows by origin, destination, age and sex for the 31 countries in the European Union and European Free Trade Association from 2002 to 2007. The results represent a synthetic data base that can be used to inform population projections, policy decisions and migration theory.
AB - Because of inconsistencies in the reported migration flows and large amounts of missing data, our knowledge of international migration patterns in the Europe is limited. Methods for overcoming data obstacles and harmonising international migration data, however, are improving. In this article, we provide a methodology for integrating various pieces of incomplete information together, including a partial set of harmonised migration flows, to estimate a complete set of migration flows by origin, destination, age and sex for the 31 countries in the European Union and European Free Trade Association from 2002 to 2007. The results represent a synthetic data base that can be used to inform population projections, policy decisions and migration theory.
KW - Combining data
KW - Europe
KW - International migration
KW - Log-linear models
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=79955998831&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10680-011-9230-5
DO - 10.1007/s10680-011-9230-5
M3 - Article
SN - 0168-6577
VL - 27
SP - 185
EP - 215
JO - European Journal of Population
JF - European Journal of Population
IS - 2
ER -