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P olish Labour Migration to the UK : Data Discrepancies, Migrant Distributions, and Indicators of Entrepreneurial Activity
Author(s) -
Harris Catherine,
Moran Dominique,
Bryson John R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
growth and change
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.657
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1468-2257
pISSN - 0017-4815
DOI - 10.1111/grow.12087
Subject(s) - distribution (mathematics) , work (physics) , european union , economic geography , member states , geography , demographic economics , strengths and weaknesses , political science , economics , international trade , psychology , mechanical engineering , mathematical analysis , mathematics , engineering , social psychology
This paper contributes to a growing body of work on labour market migration to the UK from the new Member States (NMS) of the European Union, particularly the migration of P olish nationals to the UK , drawing attention to the weaknesses of existing data sets which attempt to quantify these migration flows and in particular to map the geographical distribution of migrants. The analysis of W orker R egistration S cheme ( WRS ) and National Insurance Number ( NINo ) allocation data demonstrates that NMS migration has focused on urban and rural locales rather than having a predominantly rural or “peripheral” area bias. The paper also argues that the discrepancies between WRS and NINo data potentially reveal a “hidden” geography of self‐employment and entrepreneurial activity among NMS migrants which merits further investigation.