• Media type: Report; E-Book
  • Title: Migration drivers in carbonintensive regions in the EU
  • Contributor: Jestl, Stefan [Author]; Römisch, Roman [Author]
  • Published: Vienna: The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw), 2023
  • Language: English
  • Keywords: regional migration ; carbon-intensive regions ; R23 ; green transition ; R11 ; Q50
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  • Description: The paper analyses drivers of migration in carbon-intensive and non-carbon-intensive regions in the EU. Using a mix of econometric methods, such as spatial panel and spatial cross-sectional methods, as well as geographically weighted regressions on data for EU NUTS-2 and NUTS-3 regions, the results indicate that particularly carbon-intensive regions in Central and Eastern Europe are not only challenged by a potential decline in carbon-intensive employment but also by outward migration flows that could diminish their prospects for longer-term economic prosperity. From a policy point of view, the results indicate that policies focusing on the replacement of the lost jobs in carbon-intensive industries might not be enough for the carbon-intensive regions in Central and Eastern Europe. Instead, these regions need a simultaneous package of additional policies to improve their attractiveness.
  • Access State: Open Access