Assessing the Effect of the Consumer-Voter Sentiment on Tiebout-Like Migration: The EU 27 Case

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christos Kallandranis ◽  
Socrates Karidis
Keyword(s):  
Decisive Role ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Fiscal Policies ◽  
Conditional Logit Model ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Conditional Logit ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
European Migration ◽  
The Eu

The paper revisits the determinants of intra-European migration using a conditional logit model for the period 2000–2010. With all moving restrictions lifted, a substantial Union enlargement in 2004, and a severe economic crisis in progress, new evidence is being revealed regarding the decision making process of individuals who choose to relocate. We examine Tiebout’s proposition of voting with one’s feet in the context of the Union, and we show that fiscal policies in the form of fiscal packages offered to a country’s residents as well as consumer confidence indicators play a decisive role in affecting that process. With 26 alternative destinations over a period of 11 years, we find that people will choose to move to a country that offers them a better fiscal surplus, higher confidence as economic agents and higher potential earnings. In light of our results, and after establishing the migration patterns, we believe that a new discussion should open regarding efficiency concerns and government policy implications.

scholarly journals Motives for foreign direct investment location in Europe and EU enlargement

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1681-1699
Author(s):  
Jonathan Jones ◽  
Ilona Serwicka ◽  
Colin Wren
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
Conditional Logit Model ◽  
Conditional Logit ◽  
National Market ◽  
Eclectic Paradigm ◽  
Accession Process ◽  
Investment Location ◽  
The Eu

European Union (EU) enlargement of the mid-2000s is likely to have changed the motives for foreign direct investment (FDI) location between the existing Member States (the EU15) and the new entrants of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs), but it is poorly understood. This paper uses the framework of Dunning’s eclectic paradigm and data for 35,105 foreign investments in Europe not only to examine if the motives differ between these, but also how they are affected by the enlargement. Three asset-exploiting motives of market, resource and efficiency seeking are explored using a conditional logit model for the location choice. This is separately for greenfield and brownfield FDI, involving new facilities or jobs, where the latter is efficiency seeking from an expansion or a co-location of functions. The paper finds greenfield FDI in the CEECs seeks an export platform for the EU market and a low-skilled workforce but a national market and higher skills in the EU15. Brownfield FDI differs from this for expansions only, for which the EU market is important, reflecting scale economies. Surprisingly, EU enlargement has a much stronger effect on the FDI location motives in the EU15 by increasing the importance of the European market, which is possibly because the CEEC liberalisation was ongoing throughout the accession process. The paper finds evidence that the differences in the motives between the CEECs and EU15 are narrowing over time, but they are pronounced, and it is argued that they will persist.

New forms of intra-European migration, labour market dynamics and social inequality in Europe

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Verwiebe ◽  
Laura Wiesböck ◽  
Roland Teitzer
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Social Inequality ◽  
Social Stratification ◽  
Labour Markets ◽  
Second Step ◽  
Market Dynamics ◽  
Migration Patterns ◽  
European Continent ◽  
The Past ◽  
European Migration

This article deals mainly with new forms of Intra-European migration, processes of integration and inequality, and the dynamics of emerging transnational labour markets in Europe. We discuss these issues against the background of fundamental changes which have been taking place on the European continent over the past two decades. Drawing on available comparative European data, we examine, in a first step, whether the changes in intra-European migration patterns have been accompanied by a differentiation of the causes of migration. In a second step, we discuss the extent to which new forms of transnational labour markets have been emerging within Europe and their effects on systems of social stratification.

The Determinants of Vietnam’s Information and Communication Technologies Exports to the European Union

2022 ◽  
pp. 001573252110579
Author(s):  
Phan Thanh Hoan ◽  
Duong Thi Dieu My
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Gravity Model ◽  
Patent Application ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
The Eu

Vietnam is one of the top information and communication technologies (ICT) exporters globally, and the ICT products constitute nearly one-fifth of Vietnam’s total exports to the European Union (EU). This study empirically investigates the determinants of Vietnam’s ICT exports to the EU by applying the gravity model for trade with panel data from 2000 to 2019. Besides the traditional variables of the gravity model, we added gross capital formation, patent application and exchange rates as explanatory variables. The results show that among factors affecting Vietnam’s ICT export to the EU, market size, patent applications, and exchange rate are the most significant determinants. The article also suggests some policy implications for the development of ICT exports between the two parties. JEL Codes: F14, C2

scholarly journals The Analysis of Effective Immigrant Integration Policy in Lithuania: Practice and Problems

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 421-438
Author(s):  
Gabrielė Čepeliauskaitė
Keyword(s):  
Immigration Policy ◽  
National Level ◽  
Policy Formation ◽  
Immigrant Integration ◽  
General Idea ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Immigrant Integration Policy ◽  
European Migration ◽  
The Eu

Immigrant integration policy is one of the most important issues in political discourse and is likely to remain so in the future. The article investigates the effectiveness of immigrant integration policy formation in Lithuania. According to  theoretical insights, the general idea of integration includes the national reorganization of social and political areas for the inclusion of new immigrants, when legal, social, cultural and political rights are deliberately expanded for the immigrants in the host country. The analysis of legal documents reveals that the EU-level European Migration Agenda (2015) sets common priorities focusing on highly skilled workers, when at the same time Immigration Policy Guidelines (2008) determines general directions and principles of immigrant integration at the national level. It is necessary to highlight the point that the document does not set a specific goals, objectives, measures or evaluation criteria of immigration policy. The quantitative Eurostat (2016), European Migration Network (2017) and Statistics Lithuania (2004–2017) data analysis showed that among the EU member states Lithuania's attractiveness for immigrants is low and the implementation of immigration policy can not create a counterweight to the aging population and large emigration. In conclusion, the Immigration Policy Guidelines (2008) provided at national level are not sufficiently specific and clear to ensure effective integration of immigrants in Lithuania.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.ppaa.17.3.21956

scholarly journals Socio-Economic and Political Challenges of EU Member Countries: Grasping the Policy Direction of the European Semester

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Casagrande ◽  
Bruno Dallago
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Member Country ◽  
Fiscal Policies ◽  
Fiscal Discipline ◽  
Social Content ◽  
Progressive Deterioration ◽  
The Social ◽  
Policy Direction ◽  
Country Specific ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThe European Semester (ES) and the country-specific recommendations (CSRs) have been introduced with the purpose to promote flexibility and adaptation to national circumstances in the governance of fiscal policies. To assess whether the ES has contributed to reconcile economic and social objectives, we measured, through the distance to frontier (DTF) score methodology, the distance of each member country from a benchmark based on EU aims and values defined in the EU treaties. Results show that EU member countries are far from the benchmark and CSRs have not prevented a progressive deterioration of stability and cohesion from an economic, political and social perspective. A content analysis of the CSRs issued from 2011 to 2018 and a comparison with the DTF scores reveal a weak connection between member countries’ performance and CSRs. Despite the social content of many CSRs, we actually observe a “commodification” of their goals. CSRs promote a society functional to flexible and competitive markets, and compatible with the requirements of fiscal discipline and sustainability. This neoliberal approach apparently played a role in the EU deterioration and makes the “socialization” of the ES a process with ambiguous implications for European citizens.

scholarly journals Effect Of Liability Of Foreignness And Family Ownership On Cross-Listing Location Choice

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 207-222
Author(s):  
He Soung Ahn ◽  
Hyejin Cho
Keyword(s):  
Capital Market ◽  
Foreign Capital ◽  
Cultural Distance ◽  
Family Ownership ◽  
Liability Of Foreignness ◽  
Conditional Logit Model ◽  
Institutional Economic ◽  
Conditional Logit ◽  
Cross Listing ◽  
Foreign Countries

Firms incur liability of foreignness (LOF) when they expand their businesses to foreign countries. This study examines the applicability of LOF in the context of financing in a foreign capital market. Using an alternative-specific conditional logit model, we investigate the cross-listing decisions of firms from 28 countries that select among eight target destinations from 1994 to 2008. These firms target capital markets with lower LOF, which is measured by institutional, economic, geographic, and cultural distance. Such preference is particularly stronger for firms with higher levels of family ownership, suggesting family owners’ tendency to be averse to risk is also manifested in financing context.

scholarly journals Possible Assessment Method of Green Infrastructure in the Case of Small Town Keszthely, Hungary

Land Science ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. p21
Author(s):  
Vera Iváncsics ◽  
Krisztina Filepné Kovács
Keyword(s):  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Environmental Planning ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Further Development ◽  
The Eu

Recently the planning of green infrastructure (GI) has become a general practice around metropolis (Paris, München, Budapest, etc). A complex methodology is required that goes beyond the scope of traditional green surface systems. However, there are various policy implications in the EU, the smaller towns are lagging to apply them. The paper presents a potential evaluation method through the case study of Keszthely, HU. As Keszthely at Balaton Riviera, is a popular touristic target of CEE, the environmental planning is an essential part of sustainable development. After a literature analyses of assessment methods of GI and ecosystem services, the aspects of GI have been valued on grade scales, based on field surveys and indicators. The current status of the GI was surveyed which is a base for further development and monitoring activities. The paper introduces the methodology, which contributes to preservation of ecosystems.

scholarly journals Impact of COVID-19 on European migration processes

2020 ◽  
Vol - (4) ◽  
pp. 18-27
Author(s):  
Yu. G. Motalov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Ethnic Composition ◽  
Migration Strategy ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Border Controls ◽  
The Impact ◽  
European Migration ◽  
The Eu

The article analyzes the consequences of the introduction of border controls and the closure of the external EU border and some internal borders of the EU countries, in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic. The article provides data on the impact of the decisions made on the development of migration processes in the EU countries during the pandemic. Analyzing the new EU migration strategy, the author points out its lofty goals, material and financial support for social protection of migrants, but at the same time, rightly notes that the national peculiarities of the Вестник государственного университета «Дубна». Серия «Науки о человеке и обществе»No4`202027development of countries of receiving migrants are forgotten, the ethnic composition of the states is not taken into account and, most importantly, it pushed into the background socio-historical and cultural practices, the mentality of the state-forming peoples. The absence in the proposed concept of a systematic approach to the development of social practices for the integration of migrants into the host European society indicates that the influence of migrants on the development of the EU countries is underestimated.

scholarly journals Changes in the fiscal policy of EU states after the 2008 crisis

2019 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Witold Wiliński
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Fiscal Policy ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
Steady Increase ◽  
Fiscal Policies ◽  
National Debt ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Fiscal Compact ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Debt Levels

Abstract The aim of this article is an extensive presentation of the fiscal policy conducted by the EU states in the years 2008–2015. The analysis concerns the legal regulations introduced at the EU level by the European Parliament and the Council, as well as the fiscal policies of governments of particular states. The first part of the article analyzes basic macroeconomic data in EU states concerning the level of debt, the level of gross domestic product (GDP) redistribution, and the level of economic growth in the analyzed period. The second part discusses the legal acts adopted by the European Parliament and the Council (the so-called ‘sixpack’ and the European Fiscal Compact), aimed at improving macroeconomic balance and ensuring supervision over the proper functioning of national finances. The third part analyzes the discretionary fiscal policies pursued in EU states. The main conclusions of this article are as follows: (i) EU countries recorded higher national debt levels and debt growth rates between 2008 and 2015 than most non-EU Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries; (ii) despite legal measures taken by the European Council and the European Commission in the form of the sixpack and the European Fiscal Compact, and despite discretionary fiscal measures such as in the form of the European Economic Recovery Plan, five EU countries (Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Portugal, and Spain) have experienced a steady increase in their national debt levels; and (iii) deep reforms in the composition and level of government expenditure are a prerequisite for reducing national debt levels and for achieving satisfactory economic growth in these countries.

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