Abstract
Nowadays, when there is much concern about the demographic decline of Europe and the stringent need for public policies that support intelligent, sustainable, and inclusive growth in times of population ageing, this study aims to validate several hypotheses regarding the post-graduation migration intentions of students in economics. To analyse these intentions in the context of Romanian yearly increases of out-migration flows to Western countries, the answers to the questionnaire used for this study were obtained from three important Romanian universities. Using georeferencing, neural networks-based data mining, and two types of regression analysis, the results represent a relevant contribution to the limited body of literature. They empirically show that motivations and attitudes towards a meritocratic environment for professional advancement, and individual freedom are positive key factors for students’ migration intentions after graduation. In addition, the paper emphasises the secondary role of religiosity and intergenerational transfer of parental migration experience. It also finds that, although the income level has some influence on these intentions, its role is far less important than the one emphasised in the specific literature, which leads us to the conclusion that non-economic motivations matter more than the economic ones for the potential decision to migrate after graduation.
Highlights
This paper addresses a real problem for the sustainable future of European economies and societies, namely, the accelerated population decrease
It is interesting to note the percentages of students in economics that express their clear intentions to leave the country of origin: 24% from those who study in Ias, i, 17% from Cluj-Napoca, and
In the context of increased concerns about sustainable policies to reverse the demographic decline of Europe, this paper analyses the influencing factors of post-graduation migration intentions of Romanian students in economics, with evidence from three important university centres
Summary
This paper addresses a real problem for the sustainable future of European economies and societies, namely, the accelerated population decrease. The same study stresses that, in 2010, Romania was ranked 10th when it came to labour force drain in G20 countries, from which 26.6% was represented by the category of highly educated. In the context of a more demanding economy, the lack of such a precious human capital is extremely difficult to compensate, especially when Romania has the lowest level of tertiary education attainment in the European Union. In this context, migration intentions among post-graduate students are a challenging [3,4] and niche topic [5] in literature.
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