title: International retirement migration in Europe.
abstract: "This paper presents a review and prospectus of international retirement migration (IRM), dealing mainly with European evidence but also referring to some analogous trends in North America. The paper is in three main parts. It first makes the case for regarding IRM as a significant aspect of population geography and of migration studies; in certain areas of Mediterranean Europe, IRM also has effects on regional economic geography. The second section of the paper discusses some of the early findings from a comparative study of British elderly residents in Tuscany, Malta, the Costa del Sol and the Algarve.... The final part of the article offers further reflections on why IRM is important--for the individual migrants themselves, for the host communities, and for public policy."
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D004651:Employment; D005060:Europe; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012179:Retirement; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Economic Conditions; Economic Factors; Employment Status; Europe; International Migration; Macroeconomic Factors; Migration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Retirement; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status