Explaining Recent Romanian Migration: A Modified Gravity Model with Panel Data

Iordache Mihaela () and Matei Mihaela
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Iordache Mihaela: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania
Matei Mihaela: The Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania

Journal of Social and Economic Statistics, 2020, vol. 9, issue 1, 46-64

Abstract: The present paper contributes to studies on Romanian emigration from a demographic, spatial, and temporal perspective. The purpose of this paper is to assess the selected economic and demographic variables’ impact on the volume of Romanian emigration to the European Union (EU) during 2010-2017. The analysis was done using a gravity model. The models used in this study are the fixed effect model (FEM) and the random effect model (REM), both applied to panel data. The results show that the economic and demographic factors have a significant influence on the emigration’s destination, and the socio-economic and demographic situation in the host country determines the flow migration from Romania. The paper strengthens the literature through an empirical analysis of the economic and demographic determinants of Romanian emigration to the EU from the perspective of the country of origin.

Keywords: gravity model; migration; Romanian emigration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F22 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.2478/jses-2020-0006

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