Sources and Uses of Migration Statistics: A Review
Authors:
YACOB-HALISO Olajumoke
Publication Type: Journal article
Journal: Sources And Uses Of Migration Statistics: A Review
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Abstract
How do governments, researchers and policy makers access and use critical information for making decisions about migration problems? This review is intended as a guide for researchers who wish to distinguish and discriminate among the varied sources of information available for research. It evaluates and presents the relative merits of different kinds of sources, as well as the peculiar challenges encountered in using migration statistics for various purposes.