Economic Effects Of Romanian Migration To Italy: A Case Stud Within European Migration
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| Pages: | 120 : 131 |
| Abstract: | Romanian labor migration to Italy, which accelerated after visa liberalization in 2002 and Romania’s EU accession in 2007, has become one of the defining intra-European migration corridors. Romanians have formed the largest foreign community in Italy since the late 2000s, exceeding one million registered residents and heavily concentrating in sectors such as construction, domestic and elderly care, agriculture, logistics, and low- to mid-skill manufacturing [1][2]. This paper examines the economic effects of that migration in a bilateral and European context. We focus on: (i) how Romanian workers have addressed structural labor shortages in Italy’s aging economy; (ii) how remittances have shaped Romanian household income, consumption, and macroeconomic stability; and (iii) how sustained emigration has generated labor scarcity pressures in Romania itself. Drawing on Italian official statistics (ISTAT), remittance data from the World Bank and the National Bank of Romania, and analytical work by OECD, wiiw, and academic studies of Romanian migrants in Italy, we argue that this corridor is no longer a temporary “safety valve,” but an embedded transnational labor regime. It reallocates demographic resources within the EU and transmits income, skills, and care labor across borders [1][2][3][4]. |
| JEL classification: | F22, J61, O15, F24, R23 |
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F22, J61, O15, F24, R23
