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Temporary Immigration and Regional Income Inequalities in Times of COVID-19. A Spatial Panel Data Analysis

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  • Antonia Mihai

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

  • Prada Elena-Maria

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies)

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Confronted with ageing and depopulation, Romania needs to identify the main factors that attract immigrant population. This paper tackles the matter of regional income disparities as a key factor for temporary immigration in Romania. The quantitative approach includes a spatial panel data analysis based on a dataset retrieved from the Romanian National Institute of Statistics and our data consists of 378 observations on 42 counties in Romania over a time span of nine years starting with the year 2012. Our findings suggest that temporary immigration in Romania is shaped by location, but does not follow the labour market characteristics. Higher salaries and job opportunities are not the main factors of attraction to temporary immigration and it does not seem to be influenced by regional disparities.

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  • Antonia Mihai & Prada Elena-Maria, 2022. "Temporary Immigration and Regional Income Inequalities in Times of COVID-19. A Spatial Panel Data Analysis," Journal of Social and Economic Statistics, Sciendo, vol. 11(1-2), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:jsesro:v:11:y:2022:i:1-2:p:1-13:n:7
    DOI: 10.2478/jses-2022-0001
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    Keywords

    regional inequalities; temporary migration; income inequalities; spatial panel data models;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • C23 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • E24 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration

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