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<p>Immigration in Romania is a scarcely studied topic, mainly because the impact of this phenomenon is low. Romania is primarily known due to its history of emigration. This paper is a preliminary analysis of the way both temporary and permanent Romanian immigration changed at the NUTS 3 level during the 2015 migration crisis and due to COVID-19 pandemics. Internal migration was also included as the analysis was based on a component of the MASST model on in-migration, but with respect to NUTS3 level migration. The results obtained were statistically significant for the temporary migration and permanent migration. The refugees’ crisis had a direct influence on permanent migrants, while the COVID-19 pandemic left its mark on temporary migration, leading to an increase in the number of temporary migrants.</p>
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Immigration in Romania is a scarcely studied topic, mainly because the impact of this phenomenon is low. Romania is primarily known due to its history of emigration. This paper is a preliminary analysis of the way both temporary and permanent Romanian immigration changed at the NUTS 3 level during the 2015 migration crisis and due to COVID-19 pandemics. Internal migration was also included as the analysis was based on a component of the MASST model on in-migration, but with respect to NUTS3 level migration. The results obtained were statistically significant for the temporary migration and permanent migration. The refugees’ crisis had a direct influence on permanent migrants, while the COVID-19 pandemic left its mark on temporary migration, leading to an increase in the number of temporary migrants.

Immigration in Romania and Romanian in-Migration in Times of Covid-19. A Panel Data Analysis

Journal of Social and Economic Statistics

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Immigration in Romania is a scarcely studied topic, mainly because the impact of this phenomenon is low. Romania is primarily known due to its history of...

Immigration in Romania and Romanian in-Migration in Times of Covid-19. A Panel Data Analysis

Publié en ligne: 22 mai 2022

Pages: 43 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jses-2021-0004

Mots clés
immigration, panel data, regional analysis, COVID-19, MASST

© 2021 Elena-Maria Prada, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Immigration in Romania and Romanian in-Migration in Times of Covid-19. A Panel Data Analysis

Publié en ligne: 22 mai 2022

Pages: 43 - 55

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jses-2021-0004

Mots clésimmigration, panel data, regional analysis, COVID-19, MASST

© 2021 Elena-Maria Prada, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
immigration, panel data, regional analysis, COVID-19, MASST