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MULTIPOLES: A Revised Multiregional Model for Improved Capture of International Migration

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Population Dynamics and Projection Methods

Part of the book series: Understanding Population Trends and Processes ((UPTA,volume 4))

Abstract

Phil Rees provided the authors with the idea for the development of the MULTIPOLES model, initially to be used for projecting populations of Central and Eastern European countries. MULTIPOLES is based on movement type population accounts instead of the transition accounts. Since its inception, the MULTIPOLES model has been revised and improved several times. This chapter presents the model, its application and an assessment of error associated with the projections that the model generates.

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Notes

  1. 1.

    DEMIFER stands for Demographic and Migratory Flows Affecting European Regions and Cities and is funded by the European Union via the ESPON programme.

  2. 2.

    THESIM stands for Towards Harmonised European Statistics on International Migration.

  3. 3.

    PROMINSTAT stands for PROmoting Comparative Quantitative Research in the Field of Migration and INtegration. Both projects were conducted within the EU Framework 6 Program, in 2004–2005 (THESIM) and 2007–2010 (PROMINSTAT).

  4. 4.

    MIMOSA (MIgration MOdelling for Statistical Analysis) is an abbreviation for the project on ‘Modelling of statistical data on migration and migrant populations’ funded by Eurostat and conducted in 2007–2009.

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Acknowledgement

The authors of this chapter were lucky to work with Professor Rees on models of population dynamics. The MULTIPOLES model is an outcome of this collaboration.

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  1. Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland

    Marek Kupiszewski

  2. Central European Forum for Migration and Population Research, International Organization for Migration, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland

    Dorota Kupiszewska

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Kupiszewski, M., Kupiszewska, D. (2011). MULTIPOLES: A Revised Multiregional Model for Improved Capture of International Migration. In: Stillwell, J., Clarke, M. (eds) Population Dynamics and Projection Methods. Understanding Population Trends and Processes, vol 4. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8930-4_3

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