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Violent conflict is a well-recognised driver of forced migration but literature does not usually consider the pull … separately. This is in contrast to literature on regular international migration, which considers both push and pull factors. We … contribute to these literatures by studying bilateral forced migration from multiple countries of origin to 28 European countries …
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In this paper we address the question of the impact of permitting free migration in an enlarged trading bloc. We … in trade terms but suffers a real wage loss. Moreover, skilled migration would cause a brain drain that, if of …
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Using the Ross tat panel data for the 2001–2008 period we estimate the gravity model of migration between Russian … regions. We show that though the migration flows have been quite stable, their determinants have changed substantially … factors are affecting migration between nearby regions. Yet our attempts to model the flows between distant (>500 km) places …
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, coverage of unemployment benefits, minimum wages, union power and tax wedge on migration flows. We allow for interactions of … these institutions with migration entry laws, as both affect equilibrium wages and employment in destination countries …, influencing mobility decisions of immigrants. Design/methodology/approach – We use data on migration flows for a sample of 15 OECD …
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Formal remittance flows to Pakistan have shown noticeable growth over the past decade. Using bilateral remittance data for 23 major source countries, this study examines the external and internal factors driving these remittance flows during the period 2001-2011. We estimate a gravity model for...
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most commonly‐used paradigm for understanding gross migration flows between regions. This model owes its success to …, firstly, its intuitive consistency with migration theories; secondly, ease of estimation in its simplest form; and, thirdly …, goodness of fit in most applications. While fitting gravity models of aggregate migration flows started taking backstage to …
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International migration from Croatia has a long tradition and has been diverse and complex. The labour migration … initiated in the 1960s still has a lasting effect on subsequent migration flows, particularly with regard to destination … opportunities in other countries. Surveys indicate that potential migration in 2014 was much higher than it had been prior to …
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biggest sending countries. Potential migration/labour flows of the Western Balkan countries within the region and into the EU … restrictions on labour market access increases strongly both migration flows to EU-14 as well as intra-regional flows. If … amount of redirection of mobility from extra-regional mobility (i.e. less migration to EU-14) to more intra-regional mobility. …
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Migration from Africa and the Middle East to the EU has intensified over the last two decades. Relative differences … are not expected to fade away soon. Anticipating migration flows in order to ensure better management and regulated … and EFTA by applying a migration gravity model following a scenario-based approach. Projections for 2020-2029 suggest that …
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immigration from the new member countries and at the same time divert migration from non-EU countries. In this context, the … variables, and time periods. They broadly support the migration creation hypothesis, but the evidence on the migration diversion … border, may help preserving migration channels from outside Europe. Within Europe, shorter distances and common borders …
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