The Estimation of International Migration Flows: A General Technique Focused on the Origin-Destination Association Structure

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 985-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Raymer
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
General Technique ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Association Structure

scholarly journals Global dynamics of international migration systems across South–South, North–North, and North–South flows, 1990–2015

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego F. Leal ◽  
Nicolas L. Harder
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
Network Effects ◽  
Global Dynamics ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Migration Dynamics ◽  
Key Drivers ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
And Migration ◽  
Migration Systems

AbstractEvidence from 184 countries over the span of 25 years is gathered and analyzed to understand North–North, South–South, and North–South international migration flows. Conceptually, the analysis borrows from network theory and Migration Systems Theory (MST) to develop a model to characterize the structure and evolution of international migration flows. Methodologically, the Stochastic Actor-oriented Model of network dynamics is used to jointly model the three types of flows under analysis. Results show that endogenous network effects at the monadic, dyadic, and triadic levels of analysis are relevant to understand the emergence and evolution of migration flows. The findings also show that a core set of non-network covariates, suggested by MST as key drivers of migration flows, does not always explain migration dynamics in the systems under analysis in a consistent fashion; thus, suggesting the existence of important levels of heterogeneity inherent to these three types of flows. Finally, evidence related to the role of political instability and countries’ care deficits is also discussed as part of the analysis. Overall, the results highlight the importance of analyzing flows across the globe beyond typically studied migratory corridors (e.g., North–South flows) or regions (e.g., Europe).

The Causes of International Labor Migrations — A Demand-Determined Approach

1986 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 835-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Straubhaar
Keyword(s):  
Control Systems ◽  
International Migration ◽  
Labor Migration ◽  
Common Market ◽  
Necessary Condition ◽  
Immigration Control ◽  
Empirical Results ◽  
Labor Migrations ◽  
International Labor ◽  
Migration Flows

The empirical results for the causes of the migration flows from Italy, Spain, Greece, Portugal and Turkey to the EC-destination countries show that determinants which are used to explain migration flows inside a given country can be applied to the migration flows within a Common Market, but not to international migration flows. International migration flows are demand-determined by the existence of restrictive immigration control systems. The demand for immigrants in the destination country is the decisive condition for the phenomenon of international labor migration, and the supply of migration-willing workers is only a necessary condition.

scholarly journals The Determinants of International Migration in Early Modern Europe: Evidence from the Maritime Sector, c. 1700–1800

2020 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-167
Author(s):  
Alexander Klein ◽  
Jelle van Lottum
Keyword(s):  
Early Modern ◽  
International Migration ◽  
Early Modern Europe ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Chain Migration ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Cross Country ◽  
Modern Europe ◽  
Geographical Characteristics

ABSTRACTThis article offers the first multivariate regression study of international migration in early modern Europe. Using unique eighteenth-century data about maritime workers, we created a data set of migration flows among European countries to examine the role of factors related to geography, population, language, the market, and chain migration in explaining the migration of these workers across countries. We show that among all factors considered in our multivariate analysis, the geographical characteristics of the destination countries, size of port towns, and past migrations are among the most robust and quantitatively the most important factors influencing cross-country migration flows.

On the quality of outsourced interpreting services in criminal courts in Spain

Babel ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 208-225
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Vigier-Moreno
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Criminal Courts ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Cultural Services ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Migration Flows

Abstract Globalisation, cross-border human mobility and international migration flows have prompted cross-linguistic and cross-cultural services (e.g. translation and interpreting) in all spheres of current societies, including a sector as sensitive as justice. In Spain, as in many other countries, in the last two decades, despite fierce criticism from practitioners and academics, there has been a trend for the authorities to meet these needs by outsourcing these services to private companies rather than hiring qualified professionals individually, on the grounds that this system allows for cheaper and more efficient services. This article presents the most relevant results of a research project based on the analysis of a corpus of authentic interpreter-mediated criminal proceedings, the first project of this kind in Spain. After briefly explaining how the project was carried out and how the corpus was transcribed, annotated and analysed, special attention is paid to the findings in relation to the interpreters’ performance in terms of fidelity and accuracy, and some illustrative examples are provided. The aim is to address the quality of outsourced interpreting services in Spanish criminal courts as well as to indicate areas for improvement.

scholarly journals International Migration and Turnout Bias

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Michael J. Wigginton ◽  
Daniel Stockemer ◽  
Jasmine van Schouwen
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
International Migration ◽  
Potential Bias ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Cross Sectional Analysis ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Voting Age ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Registered Voters ◽  
Sectional Analysis

ABSTRACTThis article focuses on two commonly used indicators of turnout, VAP turnout (the number of votes cast as a percentage of the voting-age population) and RV turnout (votes cast as a percentage of the number of registered voters), and discusses possible biases induced by migration flows. Using a global dataset on elections in more than 100 democracies between 1990 and 2012, we tested the potential bias induced by the percentage of resident noncitizens and nationals living abroad on VAP and RV turnout, respectively. Through time-series cross-sectional analysis, we found that the number of resident noncitizens negatively biases VAP turnout, to the extent that a country with 10% noncitizen residents would have turnout underreported by nearly 4 percentage points. In contrast, we found that the number of nationals living abroad does not induce a turnout bias.

scholarly journals Visualizing Feminized International Migration Flows in the 1990s

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 237802311881994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego F. Leal ◽  
Ragini Saira Malhotra ◽  
Joya Misra
Keyword(s):  
International Migration ◽  
World Bank ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Global Demand ◽  
Regional Component ◽  
Migration Flows ◽  
Migratory Movements ◽  
Qualitative Literature

The authors estimate migration flows of women in the 1990s at a global scale and provide a description of these migratory movements. The authors produce these data combining the 2011 World Bank Global Migrant Stock Database and state-of-the-art techniques to estimate migratory flows from stock data. The authors examine these flows in light of the global demand for care workers in the 1990s, showing that migration flows of women in that decade map onto the global care chains discussed in the qualitative literature. The data show that feminized migration flows in the period under analysis have a strong regional component. Yet the data also show that some of the largest feminized migratory corridors are in fact cross-regional.

The Philippine National Recording Systems on International Migration

1987 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 1265-1269
Author(s):  
Benjamin V. Cariño
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Migration ◽  
National Policy ◽  
The United States ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Government Agencies ◽  
Migration Data ◽  
Data Limitations ◽  
Migration Flows

The Philippines is a country of emigration that has been the source of significant migration flows heading mostly to the United States and, since the mid-seventies, to the labor importing countries of the Middle East. However, despite the importance of international migration for national policy, efforts to correct the serious data limitations in the area of migration statistics have been limited and uncoordinated. In fact, most estimates of emigration levels from the Philippines still rely heavily on the data gathered by receiving countries. Filipino data sources and the operation of government agencies charged with gathering migration data will be reviewed briefly below.

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