Getting Your Migration Analysis Together by Integrating Internal and International Migration

The joint analysis of internal and international migration is increasingly popular. This paper advocates this approach through a review of the theories and drivers of both types of migration. It shows that most of the models and variables used in the analysis of one type of migration are valid for the other. A fixed-effects panel econometric model using internal and international migration departures data from EUROSTAT between 2000 and 2007 proves substitution between the two migration streams. Finally, the benefits to be achieved by using integrated models of human migration are pointed out, along with future potential research directions