Migration Drivers in Carbon-intensive Regions in the EU

Stefan Jestl and Roman Römisch

No 236, wiiw Working Papers from The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, wiiw

Abstract: The paper analyses drivers of migration in carbon-intensive and non-carbon-intensive regions in the EU. Using a mix of econometric methods, such as spatial panel and spatial cross-sectional methods, as well as geographically weighted regressions on data for EU NUTS-2 and NUTS-3 regions, the results indicate that particularly carbon-intensive regions in Central and Eastern Europe are not only challenged by a potential decline in carbon-intensive employment but also by outward migration flows that could diminish their prospects for longer-term economic prosperity. From a policy point of view, the results indicate that policies focusing on the replacement of the lost jobs in carbon-intensive industries might not be enough for the carbon-intensive regions in Central and Eastern Europe. Instead, these regions need a simultaneous package of additional policies to improve their attractiveness.

Keywords: carbon-intensive regions; green transition; regional migration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q50 R11 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 46 pages including 14 Tables and 14 Figures
Date: 2023-11
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ene, nep-env, nep-eur, nep-geo, nep-mig, nep-tra and nep-ure
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