The temporal dynamics of international migration in Europe: Recent trends

Jack DeWaard and James Raymer
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Jack DeWaard: University of Washington
James Raymer: Australian National University

Demographic Research, 2012, vol. 26, issue 21, 543-592

Abstract: Descriptive studies of international migration typically rely on measures of migrant stocks and migration rates to assess migration patterns. In this paper, we propose a third alternative. Using harmonized data on age-specific migration flows from and to countries in the European Union (EU) and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) from 2002-2007, we estimate the waiting time of international migration, i.e., the total time lived by migrants in receiving countries, on average, given period migration and mortality schedules. The results provide a window into the temporal dynamics of international migration in Europe, which are increasingly relevant given recent expansions of the EU.

Keywords: international migration; multistate; harmonization; multiregional; waiting time (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J1 Z0 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2012.26.21

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