Arbeitspapier
Estimating the Income Gain of Seasonal Labour Migration
In recent years, a new trend of seasonal labour migration from Armenia to Russia has emerged. Based on a novel household survey, this paper analyses how successful seasonal migrants are in increasing their incomes. Applying matching operators allows addressing endogenous self-selection to migration. We identify negative selection based on education, employment and pre-migration income. This is reflected by a premium for low skills in Russia relative to Armenia, luring seasonal migrants into low-skill jobs, mainly in the construction sector. The income gain for a migrant is estimated at $ 480 relative to the approximately $ 50 that the same individual would have earned in Armenia. The results are robust to various matching techniques and specifications.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: WIFO Working Papers ; No. 430
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
- Subject
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Arbeitsmigranten
Saisonarbeitskräfte
Qualifikation
Lohnstruktur
Armenier
Arbeitsmarktsegmentation
Russland
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Liebensteiner, Mario
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
- (where)
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Vienna
- (when)
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2012
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Liebensteiner, Mario
- Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO)
Time of origin
- 2012
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