Nowadays, new branches of research are proposing the use of non-traditional data sources for the study of migration trends in order to find an original methodology to answer open questions about cross-border human mobility. The Multi-aspect Integrated Migration Indicators (MIMI) dataset is a new dataset to be exploited in migration studies as a concrete example of this new approach. It includes both official data about bidirectional human migration (traditional flow and stock data) with multidisciplinary variables and original indicators, including economic, demographic, cultural and geographic indicators, together with the Facebook Social Connectedness Index (SCI). It results from the process of gathering, embedding and integrating traditional and novel variables, resulting in this new multidisciplinary dataset that could significantly contribute to nowcast/forecast bilateral migration trends and migration drivers.
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