Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together: Age and sex-specific estimates of migration between EU / EFTA countries, 2002-2007
Published 1 January 2011
James Raymer, Rob van der Erf
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Because of inconsistencies in reported flows and large amounts of missing data, our knowledge of international migration patterns in Europe is limited. Methods for overcoming data obstacles and harmonising international migration data, however, are improving. In this paper, 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. Putting the Pieces of the Puzzle Together: Age and sex-specific estimates of migration between EU / EFTA countries, 2002-2007 James Raymer Southampton Statistical Sciences Research Institute, University of Southampton Joop de Beer Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute Rob van der Erf Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute
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