Guy Abel
@guyabel.bsky.social
Professor at HKU. Statistical demographer working on estimating #migration and demographic forecasting, mainly using #rstats.
Reposted by Guy Abel
Job Offer: PhD Student Position
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
October 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Job Offer: PhD Student Position
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the
@mpidr.bsky.social +
@imprs-phds.bsky.social
invite applications for a 4-year PhD position. The studentship is not limited to specific topics. Apply until November 17!
www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...
📢New paper out on measuring global #migration flows using online data in @pnas.org
We use privacy-protected records from over 3 billion Facebook users to estimate migration flows between 181 countries, accounting for biases in social media usage
🔗https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2409418122
We use privacy-protected records from over 3 billion Facebook users to estimate migration flows between 181 countries, accounting for biases in social media usage
🔗https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2409418122
May 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
📢New paper out on measuring global #migration flows using online data in @pnas.org
We use privacy-protected records from over 3 billion Facebook users to estimate migration flows between 181 countries, accounting for biases in social media usage
🔗https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2409418122
We use privacy-protected records from over 3 billion Facebook users to estimate migration flows between 181 countries, accounting for biases in social media usage
🔗https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2409418122
The @nytopinion.nytimes.com today features a #dataviz of our new global migration flow estimates.
nytimes.com/interactive/...
Using privacy protected records from three billion Facebook users, we estimated country-to-country #migration flows at monthly granularity for 181 countries.
nytimes.com/interactive/...
Using privacy protected records from three billion Facebook users, we estimated country-to-country #migration flows at monthly granularity for 181 countries.
Opinion | To Understand Global Migration, You Have to See It First
These estimates, drawn from the location data of three billion Facebook users, provide a view of human migration in extraordinary detail.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
The @nytopinion.nytimes.com today features a #dataviz of our new global migration flow estimates.
nytimes.com/interactive/...
Using privacy protected records from three billion Facebook users, we estimated country-to-country #migration flows at monthly granularity for 181 countries.
nytimes.com/interactive/...
Using privacy protected records from three billion Facebook users, we estimated country-to-country #migration flows at monthly granularity for 181 countries.
Updated global #migration flow estimates to match new @UNDESA stock data
📄Bilateral: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
📄Bilateral by sex: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🖥️Update details: guyabel.com/publication/...
📔Original @ScientificData papers: nature.com/articles/s41... & www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📄Bilateral: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
📄Bilateral by sex: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🖥️Update details: guyabel.com/publication/...
📔Original @ScientificData papers: nature.com/articles/s41... & www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Updated global #migration flow estimates to match new @UNDESA stock data
📄Bilateral: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
📄Bilateral by sex: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🖥️Update details: guyabel.com/publication/...
📔Original @ScientificData papers: nature.com/articles/s41... & www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📄Bilateral: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
📄Bilateral by sex: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🖥️Update details: guyabel.com/publication/...
📔Original @ScientificData papers: nature.com/articles/s41... & www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
We are recruiting for multiple Research Assistant Professor (RAP) / Post-doctoral Fellow (PDF) positions in the HKU Research Hub of Population Studies.
jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53127...
#demography #population #poptwitter #hongkong
We are recruiting for multiple Research Assistant Professor (RAP) / Post-doctoral Fellow (PDF) positions in the HKU Research Hub of Population Studies.
jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53127...
#demography #population #poptwitter #hongkong
March 3, 2025 at 7:14 AM
🚨JOB ALERT🚨
We are recruiting for multiple Research Assistant Professor (RAP) / Post-doctoral Fellow (PDF) positions in the HKU Research Hub of Population Studies.
jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53127...
#demography #population #poptwitter #hongkong
We are recruiting for multiple Research Assistant Professor (RAP) / Post-doctoral Fellow (PDF) positions in the HKU Research Hub of Population Studies.
jobs.hku.hk/en/job/53127...
#demography #population #poptwitter #hongkong
Reposted by Guy Abel
In a new open-access article in Population and Development Review, our team provides a much-needed empirical starting point for future research on the globalization of international migration. Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#sociology #demography #migration
#sociology #demography #migration
December 3, 2024 at 2:41 PM
In a new open-access article in Population and Development Review, our team provides a much-needed empirical starting point for future research on the globalization of international migration. Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#sociology #demography #migration
#sociology #demography #migration
Updated country-to-country #migration flow estimates for WPP2024
📄Bilateral: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
📄Bilateral by sex: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🖥️Update details: guyabel.com/publication/...
📔Original Nature Scientific Data papers: nature.com/articles/s41... & nature.com/articles/s41...
📄Bilateral: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
📄Bilateral by sex: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🖥️Update details: guyabel.com/publication/...
📔Original Nature Scientific Data papers: nature.com/articles/s41... & nature.com/articles/s41...
November 18, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Updated country-to-country #migration flow estimates for WPP2024
📄Bilateral: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
📄Bilateral by sex: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🖥️Update details: guyabel.com/publication/...
📔Original Nature Scientific Data papers: nature.com/articles/s41... & nature.com/articles/s41...
📄Bilateral: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
📄Bilateral by sex: doi.org/10.6084/m9.f...
🖥️Update details: guyabel.com/publication/...
📔Original Nature Scientific Data papers: nature.com/articles/s41... & nature.com/articles/s41...
Updated post on visualizing the evolution of squad compositions at UEFA European Championships #EURO2024 #rstats guyabel.com/post/uefa-ec...
November 18, 2024 at 5:22 AM
Updated post on visualizing the evolution of squad compositions at UEFA European Championships #EURO2024 #rstats guyabel.com/post/uefa-ec...