An interesting thread.
Vancouver has always been a magnet for footloose professionals from Europe, Asia and Australasia. But remember that despite what various Canadian governments assert, there a barriers to professional recognition (most are a provincial responsibility) and there are barriers to gaining professional experience. Vancouver has a large pool of Asian graduates also seeking employment and facing the same institutional barriers. (for reference, I live in Vancouver ) Roy Wares From: AAG Economic Geography Speciality Group [mailto:ECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU] On Behalf Of Noah Quastel Sent: March-22-12 10:13 AM To: ECONOMICGEOGRAPHY-L@LISTSERV.UCONN.EDU Subject: Re: outmigration from peripheral Europe... Don't forget the New World! " <http://thetyee.ca/News/2012/03/17/Irish-In-Vancouver/> Vancouver, Haven for Ireland's Young? Fleeing gloomy job prospects in the Eurozone, Irish migrants search for home in BC. By <http://thetyee.ca/Bios/Laura_Kane/> Laura Kane, 17 Mar 2012 http://thetyee.ca/News/2012/03/17/Irish-In-Vancouver/ On Thu, Mar 22, 2012 at 1:14 AM, Manuel Aalbers <m.b.aalb...@gmail.com> wrote: Hi James, It is happening. I don't have any numbers, but European newspapers and magazines regularly report on it, both with numbers and personal stories. Many of them are young Southern Europeans with an education but no job, who move North in search of a job. Some find jobs at their education level, but many more find jobs below their education level yet with an income that many entry-level jobs for educated people in Southern Europe could not match. I find it strange that these places are referred to as "peripheral Europe". Spain and Italy are among the largest economies in Europe and cities like Madrid, Barcelona and Milan are major economic centers of Europe -- crisis or no crisis. Milan, for example, is still one of the richest (and most expensive) cities of Europe. Moreover, these places are well connected to other parts of Europe by all kinds of infrastructure and economic ties. If I think of the periphery of Europe, I think of Iceland, Moldova or transcontinental countries such as Georgia, but not of Spain or Italy. Best, Manuel -- Manuel B. Aalbers, Ph.D. University of Amsterdam Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130 1018 VZ Amsterdam The Netherlands http://home.medewerker.uva.nl/m.b.aalbers/ 2012/3/22 James DeFilippis <jdefi...@rci.rutgers.edu> hi all, Just a quick question. I've been struck by how little discussion there has been about any out migration from Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Italy and Spain to other European countries with tighter labor markets. My impression had been that all the Eurozone countries pretty much had open borders in terms of intra-zonal labor mobility (Europe's borders, of course, are far from open to those outside the zone...). And certainly all five of these countries have long and significant experiences with emigration (Spain less than the other four). So why isn't it happening now? Or is it happening, but it's not being discussed in the public realm much. And, if so, can anyone point me to any writings about this. thanks, James ******************************************* James DeFilippis Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 33 Livingston Avenue, Room 365 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 732-932-3822, ext. 734 <tel:732-932-3822%2C%20ext.%20734> -- Noah Quastel LLB LLM PhD Candidate UBC Geography 1127 Semlin Drive Vancouver, BC V5L 4K3 Phone; 778 709 4496
