Improved measures for the cross-national comparison of age profiles of internal migration

Bibliographic Data

ID4268052
AuthorsA Bernard (0000-0001-7388-4562, The University of Queensland, corresponding author), Martin Bell (0000-0001-9251-6773, The University of Queensland), Elin Charles-Edwards (0000-0003-2580-207X, The University of Queensland)
Year2014
Volume68
Issue2
Pages179-195
Publication date2014-05-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePopulation Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0032-4728 • E-ISSN: 1477-4747
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00324728.2014.890243
PMID24779398
OpenAlexW2020408154
LanguageEN
Citations received34
References cited23

We develop and demonstrate the application of a concise set of measures intended to encapsulate key features of the age profile of internal migration and highlight the significant differences that exist between nations in these profiles. Model schedules have been the most common method of comparing internal migration patterns but issues related to the estimation and interpretation of their parameters hinder their use for cross-national comparison. We demonstrate that the interpretation of exponential coefficients as rates of ascent and descent does not best reflect the slopes of migration age profiles, and we propose more consistent measures based on the rate of change in migration intensity. We demonstrate, through correlation and factor analysis, that most of the inter-country variance in migration age profiles is captured by the age at and intensity of peak migration. The application of these two indicators to 25 countries reveals significant differences between regions

Contrast (vision) · Econometrics · Economics · Estimation · Geography · Intensity (physics) · Internal migration · Interpretation (philosophy) · Population · Set (abstract data type) · Sociology · Statistics · Variance (accounting) · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Demography · Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management · Mathematics · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies