Economics, Econometrics and Finance
6 years ago

Internal migration boosts wage convergence in Russian regions, study finds.

Voprosy Ekonomiki
The human capital of migrants and the convergence of wages in the regions of Russia
Нурия Айдаровна Бураншина, Лариса Смирных

Paper Summary

The study looked at how migration and the education level of migrants affect wages in different regions of Russia. They used data from 2002 to 2016 and found that internal migration helps regions' wages become more similar. The impact of migration on wage convergence depends on the education level of migrants.

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