Causes of migration before and after the banking collapse

A persistent flow of migrants from rural regions to the capital area of Iceland has been a matter of considerable concern. Various measures have been implemented by the goverment with limited results. There are however indications that the net flow of migrants between southern and western regions of...

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Main Author: Karlsson, Vífill
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:Icelandic
Published: School of Social Sciences 2023
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spelling fticelandunivojs:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/3751 2023-11-12T04:19:03+01:00 Causes of migration before and after the banking collapse Orsakir búferlaflutninga fyrir og eftir bankahrun Karlsson, Vífill 2023-10-15 application/pdf https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3751 isl ice School of Social Sciences https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3751/2332 https://ojs.hi.is/index.php/tf/article/view/3751 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 The Icelandic Society; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): Issue of 2013; 5-26 Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 4 Nr. 1 (2013): Árshefti 2013; 5-26 Búferlaflutningar Vesturland kreppa Migration West-Iceland financial crisis info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Ritrýnd grein 2023 fticelandunivojs 2023-10-18T22:54:52Z A persistent flow of migrants from rural regions to the capital area of Iceland has been a matter of considerable concern. Various measures have been implemented by the goverment with limited results. There are however indications that the net flow of migrants between southern and western regions of Iceland and the capital area has changed. This research examines what factors make rural residents consider migration and whether there have been any significant changes after the financial crisis. The research is based on surveys implemented in West-Iceland in 2007 and 2010. The research suggests social rather than economic factors trigger migration considerations in West-Iceland. There are no significant differences between migration push and pull factors. Ýmsir hafa haft áhyggjur af stöðugum straumi fólks frá landsbyggð til höfuðborgar. Ýmislegt hefur verið gert á vegum opinberra aðila til að draga úr straumnum, en með litlum árangri. Vísbendingar eru um að búferlaflutningar hafi breyst á Vesturlandi, Suðurlandi og Suðurnesjum gagnvart höfuðborgarsvæðinu. Í rannsókn þessari verður spurt hvaða þættir séu líklegir til að fá íbúa til að íhuga brottflutning frá svæðum utan höfuðborgarsvæðisins og hvort eitthvað hafi breyst við bankahrunið. Byggt verður á skoðanakönnun sem gerð var á Vesturlandi árin 2007 og 2010. Könnunin leiðir í ljós að meiri áhersla er á félagslega þætti en fjárhagslega þegar einblínt er á ástæður brottflutnings Vestlendinga frá heimahögunum eftir bankahrun í samanburði við það sem gilti áður. Ekki virðist vera stór munur á ýti- og togkröftum búferlaflutninga. Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland University of Iceland: Peer Reviewed Journals Draga ENVELOPE(7.900,7.900,63.004,63.004) Kreppa ENVELOPE(-16.203,-16.203,65.179,65.179) Vesturland ENVELOPE(-21.833,-21.833,64.750,64.750)
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Vesturland
kreppa
Migration
West-Iceland
financial crisis
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Vesturland
kreppa
Migration
West-Iceland
financial crisis
Karlsson, Vífill
Causes of migration before and after the banking collapse
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kreppa
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West-Iceland
financial crisis
description A persistent flow of migrants from rural regions to the capital area of Iceland has been a matter of considerable concern. Various measures have been implemented by the goverment with limited results. There are however indications that the net flow of migrants between southern and western regions of Iceland and the capital area has changed. This research examines what factors make rural residents consider migration and whether there have been any significant changes after the financial crisis. The research is based on surveys implemented in West-Iceland in 2007 and 2010. The research suggests social rather than economic factors trigger migration considerations in West-Iceland. There are no significant differences between migration push and pull factors. Ýmsir hafa haft áhyggjur af stöðugum straumi fólks frá landsbyggð til höfuðborgar. Ýmislegt hefur verið gert á vegum opinberra aðila til að draga úr straumnum, en með litlum árangri. Vísbendingar eru um að búferlaflutningar hafi breyst á Vesturlandi, Suðurlandi og Suðurnesjum gagnvart höfuðborgarsvæðinu. Í rannsókn þessari verður spurt hvaða þættir séu líklegir til að fá íbúa til að íhuga brottflutning frá svæðum utan höfuðborgarsvæðisins og hvort eitthvað hafi breyst við bankahrunið. Byggt verður á skoðanakönnun sem gerð var á Vesturlandi árin 2007 og 2010. Könnunin leiðir í ljós að meiri áhersla er á félagslega þætti en fjárhagslega þegar einblínt er á ástæður brottflutnings Vestlendinga frá heimahögunum eftir bankahrun í samanburði við það sem gilti áður. Ekki virðist vera stór munur á ýti- og togkröftum búferlaflutninga.
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title Causes of migration before and after the banking collapse
title_short Causes of migration before and after the banking collapse
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title_full_unstemmed Causes of migration before and after the banking collapse
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op_source The Icelandic Society; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013): Issue of 2013; 5-26
Íslenska þjóðfélagið; Bnd. 4 Nr. 1 (2013): Árshefti 2013; 5-26
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