Determinants of migration and the gravity model of migration – application on Western Balkan emigration flows

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ID15537684
AuthorsВисар Малај (0000-0002-3439-2642, University of Tirana, corresponding author), Stefano De Rubertis (0000-0002-5956-8720, University of Salento)
Year2017
Volume14
Issue2
Pages204-220
Publication date2017-05-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMIGRATION LETTERS (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1741-8984 • E-ISSN: 1741-8992
PublisherDewspublication (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.33182/ml.v14i2.327
OpenAlexW2612330343
LanguageEN
Citations received5

The main objective of this work is the investigation of the determinants of emigration from the Western Balkans through the well-known gravity theory. We include in the gravity equation three original regressors, associated with typical concerns for the Western Balkans: standard of living, unemployment and corruption. Diagnostic tests indicate a good fit of the estimated model to data. Authorities and policymakers of both developing and developed countries should definitely change the approach in dealing with the phenomenon of migration. They should implement drastic reforms and concrete measures in order to minimize the number of individuals who leave their country for economic and social reasons

Demographic economics · Development economics · Economics · Emigration · Geography · Gravity model of trade · Language change · Macroeconomics · Order (exchange · Phenomenon · Unemployment · Work (physics · Economic Growth and Productivity · Income, Poverty, and Inequality · Migration and Labor Dynamics

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