<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of the paper is to examine the pace of change in emigration levels in 24 selected European countries from 1999 to 2012, by age, country and the reference area. The spatial dynamic shift-share method is used in this research. The study analyses each country’s share and identifies structural as well as geographic factors in the volume of the net global effect. It also considers a spatial weights matrix. Results reveal that the global mean pace of change in the emigration is positive. The pace of phenomenon is the fastest among individuals aged 45–64 and also 35–44 years and in Czech Rep., Lithuania, Spain, Hungary and Germany.</p></abstract>

The aim of the paper is to examine the pace of change in emigration levels in 24 selected European countries from 1999 to 2012, by age, country and the reference area. The spatial dynamic shift-share method is used in this research. The study analyses each country’s share and identifies structural as well as geographic factors in the volume of the net global effect. It also considers a spatial weights matrix. Results reveal that the global mean pace of change in the emigration is positive. The pace of phenomenon is the fastest among individuals aged 45–64 and also 35–44 years and in Czech Rep., Lithuania, Spain, Hungary and Germany.

Analysis of Emigration in Europe Using the Spatial Dynamic Shift-Share Method

University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Institute of Spatial Economy/Department of Spatial Econometrics, 37 Rewolucji 1905 r. street, 90-214 Łódź, Poland

Folia Oeconomica Stetinensia

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The aim of the paper is to examine the pace of change in emigration levels in 24 selected European countries from 1999 to 2012, by age, country and the...

Analysis of Emigration in Europe Using the Spatial Dynamic Shift-Share Method

Published Online: Apr 30, 2016

Page range: 7 - 26

Received: Apr 01, 2015

Accepted: Nov 10, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foli-2015-0032

Keywords
emigration, spatial dynamic shift-share analysis, spatial interactions, peace of change, net effect

© 2015 University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Analysis of Emigration in Europe Using the Spatial Dynamic Shift-Share Method

Published Online: Apr 30, 2016

Page range: 7 - 26

Received: Apr 01, 2015

Accepted: Nov 10, 2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/foli-2015-0032

Keywordsemigration, spatial dynamic shift-share analysis, spatial interactions, peace of change, net effect

© 2015 University of Szczecin

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
emigration, spatial dynamic shift-share analysis, spatial interactions, peace of change, net effect