<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></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.

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

The Bucharest University of Economic Studies

Journal of Social and Economic Statistics

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The present paper contributes to studies on Romanian emigration from a demographic, spatial, and temporal perspective. The purpose of this paper is to assess...

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

Published Online: Aug 12, 2020

Page range: 46 - 64

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jses-2020-0006

Keywords
gravity model, migration, Romanian emigration

© 2020 Mihaela Iordache et al., published by Sciendo

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

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

Published Online: Aug 12, 2020

Page range: 46 - 64

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jses-2020-0006

Keywordsgravity model, migration, Romanian emigration

© 2020 Mihaela Iordache et al., published by Sciendo

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

Keywords
gravity model, migration, Romanian emigration