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Internal migration flows in Poland at the municipality level are strongly dependent on local unemployment rates, exhibiting clear spatial patterns and occurring to a greater extent than previously thought. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.SUPPORTS_CONSENSUS.

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To model municipality-level internal migration flows and determine their relationship to local unemployment rates over a 20-year period.

August 22, 2026Applied Spatial Analysis and PolicyOpen Access

Modelling Internal Migrations in Poland at the Municipality Level and Their Relationship to Unemployment (2004–2023): Results, Implications and Potential Use

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JSJarosław Stańczak JOJan W. Owsiński PŚPrzemysław Śleszyński

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Longitudinal spatial modeling reveals a strong link between unemployment and municipality-level migration flows, highlighting clear geographic patterns for regional development policy.

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To model municipality-level internal migration flows and determine their relationship to local unemployment rates over a 20-year period.
Analyzed migration and unemployment data across approximately 2,500 municipal units over 20 consecutive years (2004–2023).
Estimated 20 separate annual models linking migration flows to unemployment rates and compared them against several extended model specifications.
Evaluated model residual errors across basic and extended specifications to characterize spatial patterns.
Confirmed a strong, widespread dependency of municipality-level internal migration flows on local unemployment rates across the 20-year observation window.
Identified distinct spatial patterns through error analysis, indicating regional heterogeneity in migration dynamics suitable for targeted development policies.

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Stańczak et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895effca7ade938187d50c https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-026-09969-y

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August 22, 2026Applied Spatial Analysis and PolicyOpen Access

Modelling Internal Migrations in Poland at the Municipality Level and Their Relationship to Unemployment (2004–2023): Results, Implications and Potential Use

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Authors

JSJarosław Stańczak JOJan W. Owsiński PŚPrzemysław Śleszyński

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Overview

Longitudinal spatial modeling reveals a strong link between unemployment and municipality-level migration flows, highlighting clear geographic patterns for regional development policy.

Key Points

To model municipality-level internal migration flows and determine their relationship to local unemployment rates over a 20-year period.
Analyzed migration and unemployment data across approximately 2,500 municipal units over 20 consecutive years (2004–2023).
Estimated 20 separate annual models linking migration flows to unemployment rates and compared them against several extended model specifications.
Evaluated model residual errors across basic and extended specifications to characterize spatial patterns.
Confirmed a strong, widespread dependency of municipality-level internal migration flows on local unemployment rates across the 20-year observation window.
Identified distinct spatial patterns through error analysis, indicating regional heterogeneity in migration dynamics suitable for targeted development policies.

Cite This Study

Stańczak et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a895effca7ade938187d50c https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-026-09969-y

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