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Migration Data using Social Media: A European Perspective
This paper estimates the number of expatriates in 17 EU countries using Facebook data on “expats” and proposes a method to account for over- or under-representation of Facebook users in the actual population. Whilst acknowledging the methodological and data-integrity issues of using data from social media, the paper highlights the potential of big data sources to provide more insights on migration.
Date of Publication
Type of Resource
Report
Source / Publisher
Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Language
English
Geographic Scope
Regional
Region
Europe
Workstream Output
No
Regional Review Process
No
GCM Objectives
Status
Published