Determinants of internal migration in Kazakhstan

Arbeitspapier

In this paper we analyze the determinants of interregional migration in Kazakhstan using quarterly panel data on region to region migration in 2008-2010. To the best of our knowledge this is the first study on interregional population flows in Central Asia. We find that migration is determined by economic factors, first of all income: People are more likely to leave regions where incomes are low and more likely to move to regions with a higher income level. Furthermore, mobility is larger between more populated regions. Distance has a strong negative impact on migration, indicating high migration related costs and risks. Assuming that high migration costs are caused by poor infrastructure, investments in public and social infrastructure should facilitate regional income convergence in Kazakhstan and improve living standards in depressed regions.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Arbeiten aus dem Osteuropa-Institut Regensburg ; No. 301

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers ; Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions: Consumer Economics; Health; Education and Training: Welfare, Income, Wealth, and Poverty ; Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
• Thema: Interregional migration ; Kazakhstan ; Gravity model ; Binnenwanderung ; Gravitationsmodell ; Schätzung ; Kasachstan

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Aldashev, Alisher ; Dietz, Barbara
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Osteuropa-Institut Regensburg
• (wo): Regensburg
• (wann): 2011

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/57805
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ