Migration within the EU-15: pull factors and choice of destination

• Autores: Encarnación Moral Pajares , Francisca Jiménez Jiménez
• Localización: Revista de economía mundial, ISSN 1576-0162, Nº 37, 2014, págs. 181-200
• Idioma: inglés
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Migración en la UE-15: factores de atracción y elección de destino
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    En este artículo se examina los determinantes de la evolución de la densidad migratoria en los países de la UE-15 durante la década 2000-2010 y su relación con las características de los países de destino. Tomando como base de datos Eurostat, se estima un modelo de datos de panel con efectos fijos a nivel de país y año. Como otros trabajos previos revelan, el nivel de renta per-cápita y las redes sociales incrementan significativamente el flujo de inmigrantes. Como factores sobresalientes, introducimos en nuestro análisis la estructura productiva y la política migratoria del país de destino. Nuestros resultados muestran que mientras el sector agrícola y la construcción actúan como factores de atracción, el sector industrial reduce considerablemente la densidad migratoria. Por último, la política migratoria también influye significativamente sobre el peso relativo de la inmigración.

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    In this paper we examine the determinants of the evolution of migrant density in the EU-15 countries during the decade 2000-2010 and its relationship with the characteristics of the destination country. Using statistics from Eurostat, a panel data model is estimated with country and year fixed effects. Like previous research, we find that per capita income and networks increase significantly immigrant inflows. As outstanding factors, we introduce the production structure and the migratory policy in our analysis. Our results show that whereas agriculture and construction sectors exert pull forces, manufacturing sector reduces considerably migrant density. Lastly, we also find that immigration policy influences significantly on the share of immigrants.

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