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Labor migration and migrant earnings in Russia
https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2017-3-40-57
Abstract
This paper describes recent trends in labor migration in Russia. It reviews available data resources for labor migration analysis in Russia as well as using them to estimate migrants’ flows by category and describe their socio-economic and demographic composition. It also employs micro-level data from household surveys in Tajikistan to analyze migrants-natives earnings gap. Results show the trend for declining unexplained part of wage differential in 2007-2011.
About the Authors
M. Denisenko
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
E. Chernina
National Research University Higher School of Economics
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
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Denisenko M., Chernina E. Labor migration and migrant earnings in Russia. Voprosy Ekonomiki. 2017;(3):40-57. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.32609/0042-8736-2017-3-40-57
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