Labour Migration and Human Capital in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: Impact of Accession to the SES

Vinokurov, Evgeny and Pereboyev, Vladimir (2013): Labour Migration and Human Capital in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: Impact of Accession to the SES. Published in: Eurasian Integration Yearbook (2013): pp. 68-89.

Abstract

The oil-rich economies of Russia and Kazakhstan started growing in the 2000’s, and the consequence was a rapid rise of labour migration in the post-Soviet space. Within a decade labour migration became a highly visible phenomenon with significant economic and social consequences. It completely redefined the state of the economy in a number of post-Soviet republics.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: post-Soviet, Russia, Kazakhstan, labour migration, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova
• Subjects: F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F13 - Trade Policy ; International Trade Organizations; F - International Economics > F1 - Trade > F15 - Economic Integration; F - International Economics > F5 - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy

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