Migration in the Soviet Successor States

This paper analyzes the migration behavior of ethnic groups in the former Soviet Un-ion (FSU) from 1989 to 1999. The two main migration movements have been return migration of ethnic groups to their titular nation and migration of all ethnic groups to the Russian Federation. Using factor analysis, we are able to disentangle the effects of economic wealth, growth, and political reforms on migration behavior. Ethnic sorting is found to be the major determinant of migration, which can explain both return migration and migration to Russia. The emigration behavior of Jews and ethnic Germans is found to be very similar to the migration behavior of ethnic groups migrating within the FSU.

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Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Locher, Lilo
Publisher:	Bonn : Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	Internationale Wanderung \| Binnenwanderung \| Ethnische Gruppe \| Sowjetunion - Nachfolgestaaten \| CIS \| place-to-place migration \| nationality/ethnicity \| minorities

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Series:	IZA Discussion paper series ; 602
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Working Paper
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	846056623 [GVK] hdl:10419/21284 [Handle]
Classification:	P26 - Political Economy; Property Rights ; J15 - Economics of Minorities and Races ; F22 - International Migration
Source:	EconStor