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<p>International migration to depopulated areas is a growing field of research; even more so in Spain, one of the European countries most affected by depopulation. This paper analyses, first, the demographic impact of immigration from other countries in Aragon, which has undergone an intense and long process of depopulation throughout most of its territory. Second, we examine the factors that explain the immigrants’ choice of destination. The analysis focuses on the period 2000–2016. The basic territorial units of the analysis are the municipality (NUTS 5) and the county (NUTS 4).</p>
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International migration to depopulated areas is a growing field of research; even more so in Spain, one of the European countries most affected by depopulation. This paper analyses, first, the demographic impact of immigration from other countries in Aragon, which has undergone an intense and long process of depopulation throughout most of its territory. Second, we examine the factors that explain the immigrants’ choice of destination. The analysis focuses on the period 2000–2016. The basic territorial units of the analysis are the municipality (NUTS 5) and the county (NUTS 4).

Emigrating to Depopulated Regions in Mediterranean Europe: Demographic Impact and Choice of Destination in a Case Study in North-East Spain (Aragon)

PhD. candidate, Department of Applied Economics

Prof. Department of Applied Economics and IEDIS

European Countryside

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International migration to depopulated areas is a growing field of research; even more so in Spain, one of the European countries most affected by...

Emigrating to Depopulated Regions in Mediterranean Europe: Demographic Impact and Choice of Destination in a Case Study in North-East Spain (Aragon)

Publicado en línea: 11 jul 2022

Páginas: 258 - 280

Recibido: 19 may 2021

Aceptado: 17 mar 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2022-0013

Palabras clave
Rural depopulation, Rural demography, Rural Immigration, Aragon

© 2022 Adrián Palacios et al., published by Sciendo

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

Emigrating to Depopulated Regions in Mediterranean Europe: Demographic Impact and Choice of Destination in a Case Study in North-East Spain (Aragon)

Publicado en línea: 11 jul 2022

Páginas: 258 - 280

Recibido: 19 may 2021

Aceptado: 17 mar 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/euco-2022-0013

Palabras claveRural depopulation, Rural demography, Rural Immigration, Aragon

© 2022 Adrián Palacios et al., published by Sciendo

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

Palabras clave
Rural depopulation, Rural demography, Rural Immigration, Aragon