Bayesian Estimation of Migration Flows

International Migration in Europe: Data, Models and Estimates

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 149-174

  Brierley, Matthew J ^a   Forster, Jonathan J ^a   Mcdonald, John W ^b   Smith, Peter W F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bimodal densities; Expected migration flows; Full migration flow table; Immigration and emigration totals; Iterative proportional fitting (IPF) algorithm; Migrant definitions and collection methods; Migration flow matrix; Origin destination flow table

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN NETWORKS;

COLLECTION METHODS; IMMIGRATION AND EMIGRATION TOTALS; ITERATIVE PROPORTIONAL FITTINGS (IPF); MIGRATION FLOWS; ORIGIN-DESTINATION FLOWS;

ITERATIVE METHODS;

EID: 84884775545     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470985557.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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