Does regional development explain international youth mobility?

The Romanian white-collar immigrants in Brussels: a transnational community under construction

“…Exploring an interregional stream, Yang et al (2015) took several economic variables (regional GDP, income, employment opportunities, investments) combined them with variables related to quality of life (green spaces, investments in education, availability of leisure services and of household facilities) and geographical variables (distances travelled between regions, between home and work/school, etc.) Their study revealed that regional GDP is much less relevant in explaining migration rates than environmental and social indicators that affect the quality of life (Staniscia, Benassi, 2018).…”

Population Forecast with Focus on Emigration: Scenarios for the Case of Peripheral Region

“…For example, according to Staniscia's and Benassi's (2018) review of theoretical approaches, reasons, which encourage decisions concerning migration, may be understood from two points of view -personal reasons, which relate to income and quality of life and overall order in world economic relationships. Labour markets of developed countries need additional labour force what is emphasized within dual labour market theory (Staniscia & Benassi, 2018). Relationships between core and periphery are emphasised within world systems theory (Staniscia & Benassi, 2018).…”

“…Labour markets of developed countries need additional labour force what is emphasized within dual labour market theory (Staniscia & Benassi, 2018). Relationships between core and periphery are emphasised within world systems theory (Staniscia & Benassi, 2018). According to these approaches, population moves from periphery to core, i.e.…”

Mobility, housing and labour markets in times of economic crises

“…2. Young people and highly skilled workers comprise a high percentage of current migratory flows (Staniscia & Benassi, 2018;Van Mol, 2016). 3.…”

“…There is a wide range of factors influencing labour mobility, including: (1) economic issues, such as the general economic context and business cycle (Alamá-Sabater, Alguacil, & Bernat-Martí, 2017;Plane, 1993) and transaction costs/mortgages versus commuting costs (Reuschke & Maclennan, 2014;van Ewijk & Leuvensteijn, 2009); (2) the institutional framework, for example, foreign resident legislation (Domínguez-Mújica, Guerra-Talavera, & Parreño-Castellano, 2014); (3) the internal structure and segmentation of the labour market, for example, company size and industry diversity (Wang, Madsen, & Steiner, 2017;Withers & Clark, 2006); (4) population density (Skeldon, 1997), degree of urbanization (Van Mol, 2016) and geographical distance between markets (Haas & Osland, 2014); (5) the housing market in terms of the accessibility and affordability (supply and prices) of housing (Coulson & Fisher, 2002;Helderman, Mulder, & Van Ham, 2004); (6) housing tenure (Bergy, 2010); and (7) the socioeconomic background of individuals, and psychological and emotional factors (Mertens & Haas, 2005;Staniscia & Benassi, 2018).…”