On the intensity and balance of intra-European migration

Tapan Biswas and Jolian McHardy

International Economic Journal, 2001, vol. 18, issue 4, 505-520

Abstract: This paper seeks to examine changes in the balance of intra-European migration during the years 1985-99. We construct two indices for measuring intra-European migration between each member state and the rest of the EU15. Non-parametric tests indicate that there is a close and increasing relationship between real GDP per capita and the pattern of net migration within Europe. Further, statistical tests suggest that, on the whole, intra-European migration has actually become more balanced after the implementation of the Schengen agreement in 1995. A Chow test also reveals that 1995 is the break-year after which levels of intra-European migration shifted upwards.

Keywords: Migration; Europe; Schengen Agreement; JEL Classification: F22; J61; O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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