Research Programme
The demographic and socio-economic implications of national and transnational migration
Research co-ordinated by Paul Boyle (University of St Andrews) and Jackie Wahba (University of Southampton)
Migration is a crucial element of population change. With low fertility rates in most European countries, migration has become a major influence on net national population growth and local population age structures. Migration issues also intersect those of ageing and fertility. For example, the elderly and their families may move closer together to facilitate caring or migration might impact on the decision whether to have a/another child or not.
Using a mixture of qualitative and quantitative approaches, work in this theme examines migration and mobility patterns and processes in a range of spatial contexts.
Work is being undertaken in the following areas:
- Migration, mobility and the labour market
- Migration, mobility and its impact on socio-demographic processes
- Migration and ageing
Researchers
David Bell, Alison Bowes, Paul Boyle, Paul Bridgen, Corrado Giulietti, Elspeth Graham, Allan Findlay, Robin Flowerdew, Vernon Gayle, Derek McGhee, Traute Meyer, Panagiotis Nanos, James Raymer, Christian Schluter, Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill, Paulina Trevena, Jackie Wahba, Maarten Van Ham
