Economic Determinants of Net International Migration in Western Europe

Roel Jennissen ()
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Roel Jennissen: Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute (NIDI)

European Journal of Population, 2003, vol. 19, issue 2, No 3, 198 pages

Abstract: Abstract This paper aims to estimate theinfluence of economic determinants on netinternational migration in Western Europe inthe period 1960–1998. Net migration rates(i.e., population growth minus natural increase,divided by the midyear population) constitutethe dependent variable. The economicdeterminants used in this study are GDP percapita, unemployment, and average educationallevel (amount of human capital) of thepopulation. Time series regression models havebeen used in country-specific analyses. Inaddition, a pooled cross-sectional time seriesanalysis has been made. The analyses suggestthat GDP per capita has a positive effect andunemployment a negative effect on a country'snet international migration.

Keywords: economic theory; international migration; time series analysis; Western Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003
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DOI: 10.1023/A:1023390917557

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