The classical foundations of migration research date from the 1880s with Ravenstein's "Laws of migration", which represent the fi rst comparative analyses of internal migration. While his observations remain largely valid, the ensuing century has seen considerable progress in data collection...

We develop and demonstrate the application of a concise set of measures intended to encapsulate key features of the age profile of internal migration and highlight the significant differences that exist between nations in these profiles. Model schedules have been the most common method of...

type="main" <p>Despite underlying regularities in the age profile of migration, there is mounting evidence of cross-national variations in the ages at which migration occurs. Explanations for these differences have variously been sought by reference to cultural, social, and economic factors, and...</p>