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Title: |
On the intensity and the balance of intra-European migration balance |
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Biswas, Tapan and Jolian McHardy |
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Centre for Economic Policy, Business School, University of Hull, UK |
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International Economic Journal, December 2004, v. 18, no. 4, pp. 507-522 |
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Publication Date: |
December 2004 |
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Abstract: |
This paper seeks to examine changes in the balance of intra-European migration during the years 1985-99. We construct two indices for measuring intra-European migration between each member state and the rest of the EU15. Nonparametric tests indicate that there is a close and increasing relationship between real GDP per capita and the pattern of net migration within Europe. Further, statistical tests suggest that, on the whole, intra-European migration has actually become more balanced after the implementation of the Schengen agreement in 1995. A Chow test also reveals that 1995 is the break-year after which levels of intra-European migration shifted upwards.
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