DOES MIGRATION AFFECT WAGES IN RUSSIAN CITIES? EMPIRICAL MICRODATA ANALYSIS

The article explores the impact of migration on wages in Russian cities. Theresearch was carried out on the basis of the data collected by the authors in September–October 2017 in the administrative centres of the subjects of the Ural Federal District,Russia. The aim of the study was to find out whe...

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Published in:Journal of urban and regional analysis 2018-01, Vol.10 (1), p.101-116
Main Authors: Giltman, Marina, PIT, Viktor, Batyreva, Maria
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Arbeitsmarktforschung
Cities
Developing countries
Econometrics
Economic models
Economics
Education
Empirical analysis
Employment
Geography, Regional studies
Labor market
LDCs
local labour markets
Migrant workers
Migration
Population
Quality of life
Russland
Secondary education
Social sciences
Statistical analysis
Studies
Trends
Urban areas
wages
Wages & salaries
Wirtschaft
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Summary:The article explores the impact of migration on wages in Russian cities. Theresearch was carried out on the basis of the data collected by the authors in September–October 2017 in the administrative centres of the subjects of the Ural Federal District,Russia. The aim of the study was to find out whether migrant workers are complements orsubstitutes to local workers in the local labour markets of the Russian cities. Econometricmodels were estimated using OLS and GLS methodology. The OLS results showed thatmigration does not affect wages in the cities. The GLS estimations were also statisticallyinsignificant for the local employees with higher education, but for those with primary andsecondary education, migration demonstrates a positive and statistically significant impacton an individual’s wages. It gives us reason to suggest that migrant workers arecomplementary to the local workers with primary and secondary education.
ISSN:2067-4082
2068-9969
DOI:10.37043/JURA.2018.10.1.5