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Impact of economic conditions on (restricted) immigration to the United States: The Polish case Cover

Impact of economic conditions on (restricted) immigration to the United States: The Polish case

By: Michał Schwabe  
Open Access
|Sep 2021

Figures & Tables

Chart 1

U.S. immigration visas for Polish citizens 1992–2011, (in thousands).Source: Own elaboration based on the U.S. Department of State: U.S. Visa Law and Policy, Visa Statistics, Annual Reports.
U.S. immigration visas for Polish citizens 1992–2011, (in thousands).Source: Own elaboration based on the U.S. Department of State: U.S. Visa Law and Policy, Visa Statistics, Annual Reports.

Correlation between migration volumes and macroeconomic indicators, 1994–2018_

USA

Immigration totalImmigration from Poland

Estimates (significance)Estimates (significance)
U.S. variables
Unemployment (lagged difference)−77,621.7*820.5957
GDP growth (lagged)43,287.5*−421.6084
Per capita GDP (lagged difference)109.6*−.410685
FDI to GDP8,831,567−87,336.7
Share of investment in GDP (lagged difference)70,564.67−778.4
Polish variables
Unemployment (lagged difference)N.A.551.2*
GDP growth (lagged)N.A.−708.3***
FDI (lagged difference)N.A.−7.17e-08
FDI to GDPN.A.−25,858.7
Share of investment in GDP (lagged difference)N.A.−345.1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijme-2021-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2543-5361 | Journal ISSN: 2299-9701
Language: English
Page range: 197 - 208
Submitted on: Mar 7, 2021
Accepted on: Jun 27, 2021
Published on: Sep 18, 2021
Published by: Warsaw School of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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