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Impact of income inequality on emigration: case of Lithuania and other new EU member states
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Abstract Purpose - The objective of the article is to analyze how income inequality affects population decisions on emigration. Research methodology - Correlation and regression analysis are used to determine the relationship between the analyzed social phenomena. Firstly, the correlation between income ineq... view more
Purpose - The objective of the article is to analyze how income inequality affects population decisions on emigration. Research methodology - Correlation and regression analysis are used to determine the relationship between the analyzed social phenomena. Firstly, the correlation between income inequality (its change) and emigration rates is calculated. Secondly, the static and dynamic aspect is evaluated, as well as the influence of data delay (lag) on decision-making. Finally, a regression equation is constructed showing how one variable affects the other. Findings - The analysis identifies the conditions and severity of population income inequality that may influence their emigration decisions. On the one hand, the impact is stronger in the crisis and post-crisis period, and, on the other, in the new EU member states. Research limitations - Sensibility of emigration to different conditions like accessibility (i.e. the opportunity to emigrate freely, such as being a member of the Schengen area) and the income gap between countries of origin and destination is a major limitation of the article which should be examined more closely in later works. Practical implications - The analysis of emigration problem and the identification of its possible links with income inequality would allow economists to assess a priori potential of various measures suggested in practice and, consequently, would allow for more targeted formulation of the State economic policy. Originality/Value - The novelty of the article is defined by insufficient scientific research of relationships between income inequality and emigration as socio-economic phenomena within the new EU member states. A scientific analysis of the problem of emigration and the identification of its possible links with income inequality would contribute to a more detailed study of the scientific aspects of emigration and income inequality.... view less
Keywords
EVS; difference in income; inequality; out-migration; well-being; Lithuania; EU member state; EU; income situation
Classification
Migration, Sociology of Migration
Sociology of Economics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
Page/Pages
p. 265-281
Journal
Business, mangagement and economics engineering, 18 (2020) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3846/bme.2020.12683
ISSN
2669-249X
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed