The Relationship Between Sustainable Development Goals and Migration. An EU-28 Perspective

This study approaches migration from the perspective of an effect of the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals. In order to analyse this relationship, several indicators used to measure the SDGs attainment level were employed. These indicators are also the ones related to migration. The result...

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Published in:Journal of Social and Economic Statistics 2020-08, Vol.9 (1), p.28-45
Main Author: Prada, Elena-Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
C23
EU-28
F22
migration
O15
panel data
Q01
SDG
sustainable development
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Summary:This study approaches migration from the perspective of an effect of the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals. In order to analyse this relationship, several indicators used to measure the SDGs attainment level were employed. These indicators are also the ones related to migration. The results show that most indicators that are used to measure the achievement of SDGs have an impact on the migration flow. Consequently, GDP per capita and unemployment rate, as main indicators used to measure the Goal 8 (Sustainable economic growth, productive employment and decent work for all), have significant impact on migration, being main factors of immigration. The main conclusion is that there is a bilateral relationship between migration and SDGs. Not only that migration can influence the achievement of sustainable development, but, at the same time, it is itself influenced by how well the Sustainable Development Goals are attained.
ISSN:2285-388X
2285-388X
DOI:10.2478/jses-2020-0004