A Chaos Theory Perspective on International Migration

This paper aims at providing a different approach to international migration analysis, beyond classical models previously proposed by specialized literature. Chaos theory is getting more and more applied into macroeconomics once traditional linear models or even previous dynamic analysis become less...

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Main Authors: Anca Tănasie, Raluca Drăcea, Georgiana Raluca Lădaru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Sustainability
Subjects:
EU
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/12/2355
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Summary:This paper aims at providing a different approach to international migration analysis, beyond classical models previously proposed by specialized literature. Chaos theory is getting more and more applied into macroeconomics once traditional linear models or even previous dynamic analysis become less suitable. Modern science sees chaos as unpredictable evolution, maybe even disorder. Still, chaos has got its own rules and can describe many dynamic phenomena within our world. Thus, we test whether international migration data falls under the rules of chaos and whether recent developments within the “European migration crisis” (the total daily migration inflows towards the coasts of Italy, by sea, from January 2014 to April 2017) could be described as chaotic.
ISSN:2071-1050