Aspects of International Labour Mobility in Southern EU Countries

Tapan Biswas and Jolian McHardy

South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, 2004, vol. 2, issue 1, 67-83

Abstract: This paper seeks to identify patterns of migration for five south European countries (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece) during the years 1985-2001. We use two indices to explore the balance of migration for each country with respect to the (remaining) EU15 and also the SE5 as a whole. We are particularly interested in changes in migratory patterns that have emerged following the Schengen agreement (1995). The balance in bilateral migratory flows between Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy is considered by examining the Perron-Frobenius root for the matrix over two time periods. The balance is shown to have improved after 1995. Finally, we consider some aspects of nonEU15 migration and the problem of asylum seeking.

Keywords: Migration; South Europe; Schengen Agreement; Asylum (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 J61 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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