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The Regional Dimension of Migration in Greece

In: Regional Analysis and Policy

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  • Antonis Rovolis

    (Harokopeion University)

  • Alexandra Tragaki

    (Harokopeion University)

Abstract

Since the 1990s, Greece, like other southern European countries, has changed from being a country of migratory origin to a destination country for migrants. This shift has been the result of fundamental political and economic reforms across Eastern Europe, as well as demographic and economic developments within Greece. The first officially available data on migrants in Greece – country of origin, employment, education level or marital status – were extracted from the 2001 population census. There are interesting points to be made regarding their spatial distribution. Migrants of Albanian origin, the most heavily represented migrant ethnic group, have a more or less even distribution across Greek regions. However, migrants of other ethnic origin seem to cluster in different regions. The first section of this chapter offers a panorama of how migrants are dispersed across Greece with respect to their country of origin. This is followed by an attempt to identify the causal economic, social, and demographic factors of the spatial distribution of migration, using various econometric tools, including spatial regression.

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  • Antonis Rovolis & Alexandra Tragaki, 2008. "The Regional Dimension of Migration in Greece," Contributions to Economics, in: Harry Coccossis & Yannis Psycharis (ed.), Regional Analysis and Policy, pages 99-117, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:conchp:978-3-7908-2086-7_5
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2086-7_5
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    1. Heffner Krystian & Solga Brygida, 2013. "Features of a migration region – an analysis using the example of the Opolskie Voivodship," Bulletin of Geography. Socio-economic Series, Sciendo, vol. 20(20), pages 43-58, June.

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