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Explaining Recent Romanian Migration: A Modified Gravity Model with Panel Data Cover

Explaining Recent Romanian Migration: A Modified Gravity Model with Panel Data

Open Access
|Aug 2020

Abstract

The present paper contributes to studies on Romanian emigration from a demographic, spatial, and temporal perspective. The purpose of this paper is to assess the selected economic and demographic variables’ impact on the volume of Romanian emigration to the European Union (EU) during 2010-2017. The analysis was done using a gravity model. The models used in this study are the fixed effect model (FEM) and the random effect model (REM), both applied to panel data. The results show that the economic and demographic factors have a significant influence on the emigration’s destination, and the socio-economic and demographic situation in the host country determines the flow migration from Romania. The paper strengthens the literature through an empirical analysis of the economic and demographic determinants of Romanian emigration to the EU from the perspective of the country of origin.

Language: English
Page range: 46 - 64
Published on: Aug 12, 2020
Published by: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

© 2020 Mihaela Iordache, Mihaela Matei, published by Bucharest University of Economic Studies
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