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Resources

Measuring flows of international migration: Consistent measures of migration are needed to understand patterns and impacts on labor market outcomes

This brief report offers a broad overview of the limitations in collecting and harmonizing migration data. There are also basic descriptions of the different kinds of migration data available and methodologies for creating and using that data.

Link:

https://wol.iza.org/uploads/articles/354/pdfs/measuring-flows-of-international-migration.pdf?v=1

Source/Editor:

IZA World of Labour

Author(s):

James Raymer

Date of Publication:

30 April 2017

Status:

Free

Theme(s):

Immigration & emigration statistics

Country:

Global

Region:

Global

Language:

English

Keywords:

Migrant stock Migrant flow Integration Labour migration

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