Volume 26 - Article 21 | Pages 543–592
The temporal dynamics of international migration in Europe: Recent trends
| Date received: | 10 Jun 2011 |
| Date published: | 08 Jun 2012 |
| Word count: | 6207 |
| Keywords: | harmonization, international migration, multiregional, multistate, waiting time |
| DOI: | 10.4054/DemRes.2012.26.21 |
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.
Author's Affiliation
Jack DeWaard - University of Minnesota Twin Cities, United States of America
James Raymer - Australian National University, Australia
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