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• Biswas, Tapan

This paper seeks to identify patterns of migration for five south European countries (France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece) during the years 1985-2001. We use two indices to explore the balance of migration for each country with respect to the (remaining) EU15 and also the SE5 as a whole. We are particularly interested in changes in migratory patterns that have emerged following the Schengen agreement (1995). The balance in bilateral migratory flows between Spain, Portugal, Greece and Italy is considered by examining the Perron-Frobenius root for the matrix over two time periods. The balance is shown to have improved after 1995. Finally, we consider some aspects of nonEU15 migration and the problem of asylum seeking.

• Social Sciences
• Economics and Business

• Migrations of nations
• Labor economics
• Statistics
• Πολιτική επιστήμη

migration, South Europe, Schengen agreement, asylum

Περιέχει διαγράμματα, πίνακες και βιβλιογραφία, A version of this paper was presented at the EEFS conference (2003) hosted by the University of Bologna, Italy. We are indebted to the participants of the conference for useful comments and discussions and particularly to George Agiomirgianakis and Helena Marques. Any errors remain the responsibility of the authors., JEL Classification: F22, J61, O52