Emigration intentions of Roma: evidence from Central and South-East Europe

The Roma constitute the largest, poorest and youngest ethnic minority group in Europe. Over the last few years, they have attracted unprecedented attention with the fear of massive waves of emigrants to Western European countries. Using unique comparative data from 12 Central and South-East European...

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Published in:	Post-communist economies 2016-01, Vol.28 (1), p.87-107
Main Authors:	Duval, Laetitia, Wolff, François-Charles
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Central and South-East Europe Central Europe Comparative analysis Emigration Emigration intention ethnic discrimination International comparisons Minority & ethnic groups Racial discrimination Roma Romani people South East Europe Studies
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Summary:	The Roma constitute the largest, poorest and youngest ethnic minority group in Europe. Over the last few years, they have attracted unprecedented attention with the fear of massive waves of emigrants to Western European countries. Using unique comparative data from 12 Central and South-East European countries, we study the pattern and determinants of Roma emigration intentions. We find that plans to go abroad are more frequent among Roma compared to non-Roma, but the ethnic gap in emigration intentions is not explained by the more disadvantaged characteristics of Roma compared to non-Roma. Among the Roma population, potential emigrants are more educated and wealthier on average. Finally, ethnic discrimination is a very influential factor that explains the intentions to emigrate within the Roma population.
ISSN:	1463-1377 1465-3958