International Migration in Europe: Data, Models and EstimatesISBN: 978-0-470-03233-6
Hardcover
404 pages
March 2008
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- Uses the example of migration in Europe to illustrate migration estimation and modeling tools.
- Draws together modern statistical approaches to provide a consistent set of migration flows and allow a unified system of migration measurement for the first time.
- Discusses migration estimation within the framework of missing data and illustrates how Bayesian statistics can contribute to solving practical data problems in the field of international migration.
- Each chapter to be written by one of the leading researchers working in migration data and models.
- Explains models needed to estimate migration flows from both frequentist and Bayesian perspectives.
- Discusses both current estimates of international migration and forecasts for the future.
- Includes chapters on migration forecasting and modeling asylum flows, both of which are extremely important for policy and planning.