The dynamics of circular migration in Southern Europe
Thesis (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2011.
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| author | Marañón-Abreu, Rafael |
| author2 | Ricardo Valerdi. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/708322019-04-11T13:26:24Z The dynamics of circular migration in Southern Europe Dynamics of circular migration in Southern Europe : an example of social innovation Marañón-Abreu, Rafael Ricardo Valerdi. System Design and Management Program. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Engineering Systems Division. System Design and Management Program. Engineering Systems Division. System Design and Management Program. Thesis (S.M. in Engineering and Management)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Engineering Systems Division, System Design and Management Program, 2011. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 95-101). During economic crises, governments establish policies that facilitate the creation of jobs, goods and services that make their economies more resilient. Often this requires innovative social programs that match global migratory trends to local labor demand. The implementation of such programs requires a significant degree of innovation that requires models that can capture the complexity involved. To explore this phenomenon, we provide a multi-disciplinary view of innovative social programs that shed light on the dynamic characteristics of the political, social, technological and economic aspects of circular migration. Our focus is a case study of the European Union-funded circular migration program to support the strawberry harvest in the province of Huelva in Spain. Covering the time period of 2002-2011, this thesis provides a system dynamics model to represent the key elements that led to the success of circular migration from the standpoint of economic and labor supply management. The model helps explain the essential factors that make the program robust not only under recent economic crisis conditions but also under policy constraints. Based on a qualitative analytical approach, the model demonstrates how adaptive policies can enable macroeconomic equilibrium in environments where circular migration can be implemented. We also show that circular migration is not an impediment to economic recovery; in fact, it helps stabilize the labor supply in times of high uncertainty. by Rafael Marañón-Abreu. S.M.in System Design and Management 2012-05-15T21:16:04Z 2012-05-15T21:16:04Z 2011 2011 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70832 793202635 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 109 p. application/pdf es----- Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Engineering Systems Division. System Design and Management Program. Marañón-Abreu, Rafael The dynamics of circular migration in Southern Europe |
| title | The dynamics of circular migration in Southern Europe |
| title_full | The dynamics of circular migration in Southern Europe |
| title_fullStr | The dynamics of circular migration in Southern Europe |
| title_full_unstemmed | The dynamics of circular migration in Southern Europe |
| title_short | The dynamics of circular migration in Southern Europe |
| title_sort | dynamics of circular migration in southern europe |
| topic | Engineering Systems Division. System Design and Management Program. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/70832 |
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