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Unveiling the local determinants of population growth in the European Union
Author(s) -
ÁlvarezDíaz Marcos,
D’Hombres Béatrice,
Dijkstra Lewis,
Ghisetti Claudia,
Pontarollo Nicola
Publication year - 2021
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.12469
Subject(s) - economic geography , population , population growth , geography , european union , phenomenon , population size , polarization (electrochemistry) , regional science , demography , economics , sociology , international trade , chemistry , physics , quantum mechanics
This paper studies the population growth dynamics in European NUTS3 regions over the period of 2000–2015 and offers generalizable evidence on the main drivers of population change at this sub‐level of analysis, which is so far rather unexplored. Results obtained by means of a spatial Durbin model highlight the roles of economic and demographic regional conditions in shaping population dynamics and the minor role of geography and environmental conditions. The fact that geographical polarization of population is occurring, which might result in an increase in regional imbalances, calls for policy actions in mitigating this phenomenon.