Determinants of Migration to the European Union and Integration Strategies: A Two-Fold Cluster Analysis

Nowadays, Europe is facing a major challenge brought by international migration, through its economic and humanitarian dimensions. This paper is set out to design distinctive immigration clusters for the most important ten migrant host economies within the European Union (EU). The research endeavour...

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Published inJournal of economic and social development (Varaždin) Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 56 - 65
Main Authors Noja, Gratiela Georgiana, Cristea, Mirela, Banaduc, Ioana
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Varazdin Varazdin Development and Entrepreneurship Agency (VADEA) 01.03.2020
Subjects
Cluster analysis
Displaced persons
Economic development
Economic growth
Emigration
Employment
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Humanitarianism
Immigration
International
Labor force
Labor market
Migration
Noncitizens
Refugees
Standard of living
Austria
Sweden
United Kingdom > UK
Belgium
Europe
Finland
Denmark
Italy
France
Syria
Germany
Spain
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Summary:Nowadays, Europe is facing a major challenge brought by international migration, through its economic and humanitarian dimensions. This paper is set out to design distinctive immigration clusters for the most important ten migrant host economies within the European Union (EU). The research endeavour is based on two scenarios corresponding to migrants' decisions and expectations at destination related to economic growth and labour market outcomes. We've applied the cluster analysis hinge on the Ward method and Euclidean distance on a balanced panel complied for EU-10 migrant-receiving countries during 2000-2015. Cluster results revealed the prevailing position of Germany as the main host country relative to economic welfare, while the Nordic States (Denmark, Sweden, Finland) were preferred when it comes to employment opportunities. We further outline several feasible mechanisms and appropriate policies for immigrants' labour market integration, with benefit spill-overs on the sustainable economic development of EU-10 host countries.
ISSN:1849-6628
1849-3327