Professional paper
Push and Pull factors of migration of highly educated youth in the Republic of Croatia - A qualitative study
Vlaho Kavain
Abstract
Massive emigration of population of the Republic of Croatia, often referred to as the exodus, has definitely marked the last decade. The aim of the research is to gain insight into the push and pull factors of the Croatian society, and thus to complement the knowledge about the emigration trends in the Republic of Croatia. The research question that the paper tries to answer is the following one: what factors can prevent the emigration of highly educated young Croatian citizens? The paper presents the results of semi-structured interviews analysed using thematic analysis. The results suggest that family, familiar surroundings, staying for the sake of making a difference and environmental factors act as pull factors. On the other hand, financial difficulties, housing problems, education and labor market mismatches, poor working conditions, too explicit focus on tourism and neglect of other sectors of economy and political context all act as push factors. The results also partially confirm research findings that financial difficulties are on of the main motives for emigration.
Keywords
interview; emigration; staying; pull factors; push factors
Hrčak ID:
286860
URI
Publication date:
8.12.2022.
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