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Explaining the travelling behaviour of migrants using Facebook audience estimates
Spyridon Spyratos1, Michele Vespe1, Fabrizio Natale1
1European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy.
Plos One
|September 11, 2020
Summary
Migrant travel frequency is lower for those from low-income countries and for women in high gender inequality nations. This reduced mobility impacts integration and well-being.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Migration Studies
- Digital Demography
Background:
- Reduced geographical mobility correlates with social exclusion and diminished well-being.
- Facebook audience data offers timely, global insights into user demographics and travel behavior.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze migrant travel patterns using Facebook audience estimates.
- To investigate how factors like income, gender, and country-level gender inequality influence travel frequency.
Main Methods:
- Modeling Facebook user travel behavior based on country of previous/current residence, gender, and age.
- Utilizing Facebook audience data, including user attributes like previous residence and travel frequency.
Main Results:
- Lower travel frequency observed in migrants from low-income countries.
- Women migrating from or residing in countries with high gender inequality exhibit reduced travel frequency.
- Mobility inequalities identified as potential barriers to migrant integration and well-being.
Conclusions:
- Facebook data suggests significant mobility inequalities among migrant groups.
- Findings highlight potential challenges in socio-economic and socio-cultural integration for specific migrant populations.
- Further collaboration with Facebook is needed to validate findings for the general population.
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