Application of decision tree model for prediction of immigration policy in different countries of the world
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Author(s)Viktoriia ApalkovaLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5185-7571
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Sergiy TsyganovLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9032-7829
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Nataliia MeshkoLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0075-3825
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Nadiia TsyganovaLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5186-8884
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Serhii ApalkovLink to ORCID Index: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1465-7794
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DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.21511/ppm.19(3).2021.42
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Article InfoVolume 19 2021, Issue #3, pp. 513-532
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In the past few decades, the ever-increasing dynamics of international migration flows can be observed. At this stage, the governments of major countries in the world are striving to balance the needs of their citizens and the support of immigrants. The paper analyzes factors that affect the immigration policies of various countries and determines the role of ecological factors (such as environmental conditions). The objective of the study is to predict the immigration policies of different countries of the world based on the analysis of the influencing factors, including environmental performance. The research method is based on the use of the RapidMiner software package to build two decision tree models and a static index database of more than 150 countries around the world. The results show that in most cases, the immigration policies of various countries will focus on maintaining the current level of immigration and increasing the number of skilled workers. At the same time, one of the key decision-making factors will be the country’s current immigration level, environmental performance, GDP per capita, and the Education index. One of the main conclusions is that the country’s environmental indicators have begun to become one of the priority values that determine the state immigration policy. This can be explained by the rising global community interest in the challenges of climate change.
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JEL Classification (Paper profile tab)F22, Q56
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- Table 1. Key indicators for calculating the model
- Table A1. Data set for 1st Model “Decision tree for classification of policy on immigration” and 2nd Model “Decision tree for classification of policy on immigration”
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Existing situation and prospects of green economy: evidence from Bangladesh
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Business angels as an alternative to financial support at the early stages of small businesses’ life cycle
Nataliya Pedchenko ,
Victoria Strilec ,
Galina M. Kolisnyk ,
Mariia Dykha ,
Serhiy Frolov
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.21511/imfi.15(1).2018.15
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Acknowledgment(s)
The authors would like to thank the participants of the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Development (SDL 2021) for providing the valuable remarks and a fruitful discussion. This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
