Migration Patterns in Eastern Europe and the World: A Gravity Approach
This study uses a UN dataset of foreign-born residents in and from 154 different countries, available every fifth year since 1990, to estimate an augmented gravity model for Eastern Europe and the world. Migration responds to higher incomes in the host country, though the effect diminishes with inco...
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doaj-240fc137d1cf496fbbc370a9d64e42ce2021-09-06T19:41:35ZengSciendoSouth East European Journal of Economics and Business2233-19992020-06-01151667910.2478/jeb-2020-0006jeb-2020-0006Migration Patterns in Eastern Europe and the World: A Gravity ApproachParker Elliott0PhD, Professor and Chair, Department of Economics, University of Nevada, RenoThis study uses a UN dataset of foreign-born residents in and from 154 different countries, available every fifth year since 1990, to estimate an augmented gravity model for Eastern Europe and the world. Migration responds to higher incomes in the host country, though the effect diminishes with income. Unlike the rest of the world, East European migration increases with the exchange rate in the host and higher incomes in the origin, but not with political autocracy or conflict in the origin country. Controlling for these differences, Eastern Europe has fewer immigrants and emigrants than the model would otherwise predict.https://doi.org/10.2478/jeb-2020-0006immigrationgravity modeleastern europef22f66 |
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Migration Patterns in Eastern Europe and the World: A Gravity Approach |
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Migration Patterns in Eastern Europe and the World: A Gravity Approach |
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Migration Patterns in Eastern Europe and the World: A Gravity Approach |
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South East European Journal of Economics and Business |
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This study uses a UN dataset of foreign-born residents in and from 154 different countries, available every fifth year since 1990, to estimate an augmented gravity model for Eastern Europe and the world. Migration responds to higher incomes in the host country, though the effect diminishes with income. Unlike the rest of the world, East European migration increases with the exchange rate in the host and higher incomes in the origin, but not with political autocracy or conflict in the origin country. Controlling for these differences, Eastern Europe has fewer immigrants and emigrants than the model would otherwise predict. |
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