Channels to West: Exploring the Migration Routes between Romania and France
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Conceptual Basis for Analyzing the Migration Routes Existing between Romania and France
3. Methodology
3.1. Operational Definitions for Our Terms
3.2. Choosing the Data
3.3. The Population and the Samples Studied
3.4. Analysis and Interpretation of Data
3.5. Limits
4. Results
4.1. The Departure Regions of Romania
4.2. The Intensity of Emigration among the Population of the Department
- A = Emigration rate per department calculated in accordance with our calculations
- B = Population percentage of the department in relation to the total population
- C = probable emigration rate per department
- B = C
- I = intensity of the emigration flow per department
- I = A − C
- A = 7.4%
- B = 3.12%
- C = 3.12%
- I= 7.4% − 3.13% = 4.27%
4.3. Destinations Favored by the Romanians in France
4.4. The Migratory Circuit between Romania and France
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Regions | Migration Frequency (No.) | Migration Percentage (A) | Population Number | Population Percentage (BetC) | Intensity Migratory Phen. (I) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bihor | 74 | 0.9 | 600,223 | 2.77 | −1.87 |
Satu Mare | 33 | 0.4 | 369,096 | 1.70 | −1.30 |
Maramures | 89 | 1.1 | 510,688 | 2.35 | −1.25 |
Arges | 142 | 1.8 | 653,903 | 3.01 | −1.21 |
Dambovita | 105 | 1.3 | 541,326 | 2.49 | −1.19 |
Buzau | 87 | 1.1 | 494,982 | 2.28 | −1.18 |
Ialomita | 16 | 0.2 | 296,486 | 1.37 | −1.17 |
Constanta | 176 | 2.2 | 715,172 | 3.30 | −1.10 |
Galati | 151 | 1.9 | 619,522 | 2.86 | −0.96 |
Bucharest | 753 | 9.3 | 2,221,860 | 10.24 | −0.94 |
Olt | 112 | 1.4 | 490,276 | 2.26 | −0.86 |
Prahova | 243 | 3 | 829,224 | 3.82 | −0.82 |
Botosani | 108 | 1.3 | 454,023 | 2.09 | −0.79 |
Salaj | 31 | 0.4 | 248,407 | 1.14 | −0.74 |
Vrancea | 98 | 1.2 | 390,268 | 1.80 | −0.60 |
Suceava | 224 | 2.8 | 690,941 | 3.18 | −0.38 |
Vaslui | 160 | 2 | 455,550 | 2.10 | −0.10 |
Mures | 208 | 2.6 | 579,862 | 2.67 | −0.07 |
Neamt | 209 | 2.6 | 557,084 | 2.57 | 0.03 |
Bistrita Nasaud | 129 | 1.6 | 312,325 | 1.44 | 0.16 |
Valcea | 174 | 2.1 | 413,570 | 1.91 | 0.19 |
Braila | 198 | 2.4 | 373,897 | 1.72 | 0.68 |
Caras-Severin | 198 | 2.4 | 333,396 | 1.54 | 0.86 |
Iasi | 383 | 4.7 | 819,044 | 3.77 | 0.93 |
Bacau | 352 | 4.3 | 708,751 | 3.27 | 1.03 |
Cluj | 352 | 4.3 | 703,269 | 3.24 | 1.06 |
Arad | 309 | 3.8 | 461,730 | 2.13 | 1.67 |
Alba | 292 | 3.6 | 382,999 | 1.77 | 1.83 |
Dolj | 432 | 5.3 | 734,823 | 3.39 | 1.91 |
Mehedinti | 285 | 3.5 | 306,118 | 1.41 | 2.09 |
Brasov | 423 | 5.2 | 588,366 | 2.71 | 2.49 |
Hunedoara | 439 | 5.4 | 487,115 | 2.24 | 3.16 |
Timis | 598 | 7.4 | 677,744 | 3.12 | 4.28 |
Sibiu | 511 | 6.3 | 422,224 | 1.95 | 4.35 |
Average | 238.0588 | 2.935294118 | 0.30 | ||
Standard Deviation | 170.8066 | 2.102795016 | 1.63 |
Arrival City | Frequency (No.) | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Narbonne | 45 | 0.56 |
Carcassonne | 46 | 0.57 |
Nîmes | 51 | 0.63 |
Avignon | 80 | 0.99 |
Reims | 95 | 1.17 |
Cannes | 221 | 2.73 |
Montpellier | 233 | 2.88 |
Toulon | 258 | 3.19 |
Marseille | 321 | 3.97 |
Metz | 343 | 4.24 |
Strasbourg | 473 | 5.84 |
Toulouse | 707 | 8.73 |
Nice | 902 | 11.14 |
Bordeaux | 920 | 11.37 |
Paris | 3399 | 41.99 |
Total | 8094 | 100 |
Average | 539.6 | 6.67 |
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Matichescu ML, Dragan A, Lucheș D. Channels to West: Exploring the Migration Routes between Romania and France. Sustainability. 2017; 9(10):1861. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9101861
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatichescu, Marius Lupșa, Alexandru Dragan, and Daniel Lucheș. 2017. "Channels to West: Exploring the Migration Routes between Romania and France" Sustainability 9, no. 10: 1861. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9101861
APA StyleMatichescu, M. L., Dragan, A., & Lucheș, D. (2017). Channels to West: Exploring the Migration Routes between Romania and France. Sustainability, 9(10), 1861. https://doi.org/10.3390/su9101861