Η μετανάστευση ως μοχλός ανάπτυξης και καινοτομίας στην ΕΕ : ο δρόμος για ένα βιώσιμο μέλλον
Immigration as a development and innovation lever in the EU : towards a sustainable future
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Μετανάστευση ; Ανάπτυξη ; Καινοτομία ; Μετανάστες ; Παράτυποι μετανάστες ; Αιτούντες ασύλου ; Κατά κεφαλήν ΑΕΠ ; Πατέντα ; Εμπορικό σήμα ; Immigration ; Development ; Innovation ; Immigrants ; Irregular immigrants ; Asylum seekers ; GDP per capita ; Patent ; TrademarkAbstract
Observing the profile of Europe, and especially that of Greece, in recent years, one can ascertain the notable challenge that has emerged, because of the migration crisis. The indigenous population tend to react and speak of degradation in their quality of life, in which the 'foreigners' live at their expense. The aim of this research is to study the impacts drawn by immigration upon fundamental dimensions of societal progress and in terms of sustainability. Thus, it has been undertaken the exploration of the impact that immigration has on development and innovation, along with an examination of their interconnectedness with the concept of Sustainable Development at a theoretical level. The exploration of relationships was carried out employing econometric models, comparing immigrants, irregular immigrants and asylum seekers with GDP per capita, patent and trademark applications. The data were collected not only from Greece, but also from other European countries, a total of eighteen in numbers, which are members of the European Union. The research findings, as presented below using the STATA software, revealed that there is a positive, although minor, correlation between immigrants and asylum seekers with GDP per capita and a more considerable correlation with patent and trademark applications. However, a negative correlation was observed in the case of the relationship between asylum seekers and the three dependent variables.