ISBN:
9789048188963
Language:
English
Pages:
XXIII, 308 S.
,
graph. Darst.
,
235 mm x 155 mm
Series Statement:
The Springer series on demographic methods and population analysis 24
Series Statement:
The Springer series on demographic methods and population analysis
DDC:
304.8/400112
Keywords:
Internationale Migration
;
Prognoseverfahren
;
Bayes-Statistik
;
Theorie
;
Europa
;
Bayesian statistical decision theory
;
European Union countries Emigration and immigration
;
Forecasting
;
Statistical methods
;
European Union countries Emigration and immigration
;
Mathematical models
;
European Union countries Emigration and immigration
;
Europa
;
Internationale Migration
;
Prognoseverfahren
;
Bayes-Regel
Abstract:
This book addresses from a methodological perspective a research problem, how to forecast the international migration component in a way that could be then used for population forecasts using the probabilistic approach. All forecasts are made in the conditions of uncertainty, which is an immanent feature of every inference about the future, a key issue in forecasting becomes not to offer a point estimate of the future values of the variables under study, but rather to provide a reliable assessment of the related uncertainty span, ideally, in a coherent and quantifiable manner. It consists of three major parts: an overview of existing theories, methods and models used for forecasting migration flows, followed by a proposition of a forecasting framework based on the Bayesian approach in statistics, and then by a discussion of the predictions from the point of view of forecast users (decision-makers).
Description / Table of Contents:
pt. 1. Introductionpt. 2. Explaining and forecasting migration -- pt. 3. Examples of Bayesian migration predictions -- pt. 4. Perspectives of forecast makers and users -- pt. 5. Conclusion.
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