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Universidad de Huelva
2014
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- Migration Winthin the EU-15: Pull Factors and Choice of Destination Encarnación Moral-Pajares Francisca Jiménez-Jiménez Economía y Finanzas Migration Pull Factors European Union In this paper we examine the determinants of the evolution of migrant density in the EU-15countries during the decade 2000-2010 and its relationship with the characteristics of the destination country. Using statistics from Eurostat, a panel data model is estimated with ountry and year fixed effects. Like previous research, we find that per capita income and networksincrease significantly immigrant inflows. As outstanding factors, we introduce the productionstructure and the migratory policy in our analysis. Our results show that whereas agricultureand construction sectors exert pull forces, manufacturing sector reduces considerably migrantdensity. Lastly, we also find that immigration policy influences significantly on the share of immigrants. 2014 artículo científico 1576-0162 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=86632964008 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=866 REM. Revista de Economía Mundial application/pdf Universidad de Huelva REM. Revista de Economía Mundial (España) Num.37