Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/58719 
Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 6289
Publisher: 
Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA), Bonn
Abstract: 
In this paper we analyze economic and spatial determinants of interregional migration in Kazakhstan using quarterly panel data on region to region migration in 2008-2010. In line with traditional economic theory 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. As predicted by gravity arguments, mobility is larger between more populated regions. Furthermore, 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.
Subjects: 
interregional migration
Kazakhstan
gravity model
JEL: 
J61
P36
R23
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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