Overcoming the Problems of Inconsistent International Migration data: A New Method Applied to Flows in Europe;Surmonter les problèmes d'incohérences des données sur les migrations internationales: une nouvelle méthode appliquée aux flux en Europe

European Journal of Population

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 459-481

  de Beer, Joop ^a   Raymer, James ^b   van der Erf, Rob ^a   van Wissen, Leo ^c  

^a NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emigration; Europe; Harmonisation; Immigration; International migration statistics

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; EMIGRATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; IMMIGRATION; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; POPULATION MIGRATION;

EUROPE;

EID: 78649320841     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10680-010-9220-z     Document Type: Article

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