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Economic Crisis, Income Gaps, Uncertainty, and Inter-regional Migration Responses: Kazakhstan 2000–2014

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An, G; Becker, CM; Cheng, E
Published in: Journal of Development Studies
September 2, 2017

There is ample empirical evidence that internal migration occurs in response to wage differentials; recently, evidence has emerged that international migration is deterred by rising destination uncertainty. However, to our knowledge, there has been no analysis of how internal migration responds to differing incentives during good times and bad. This paper provides insight into this issue using detailed regional economic and migration data for Kazakhstan during boom (2000–2007) and crisis (2008–2014) periods. While conventional forces are affirmed, we find that the crisis deters migration and weakens the effect of wage differentials–while also reducing the deterrent effect of relative uncertainty.

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Journal of Development Studies

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1743-9140

ISSN

0022-0388

Publication Date

September 2, 2017

Volume

53

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1452 / 1470

Related Subject Headings

  • Development Studies
  • 44 Human society
  • 38 Economics
  • 16 Studies in Human Society
  • 14 Economics
 

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An, G., Becker, C. M., & Cheng, E. (2017). Economic Crisis, Income Gaps, Uncertainty, and Inter-regional Migration Responses: Kazakhstan 2000–2014. Journal of Development Studies, 53(9), 1452–1470. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1257118
An, G., C. M. Becker, and E. Cheng. “Economic Crisis, Income Gaps, Uncertainty, and Inter-regional Migration Responses: Kazakhstan 2000–2014.” Journal of Development Studies 53, no. 9 (September 2, 2017): 1452–70. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2016.1257118.
An G, Becker CM, Cheng E. Economic Crisis, Income Gaps, Uncertainty, and Inter-regional Migration Responses: Kazakhstan 2000–2014. Journal of Development Studies. 2017 Sep 2;53(9):1452–70.
An, G., et al. “Economic Crisis, Income Gaps, Uncertainty, and Inter-regional Migration Responses: Kazakhstan 2000–2014.” Journal of Development Studies, vol. 53, no. 9, Sept. 2017, pp. 1452–70. Scopus, doi:10.1080/00220388.2016.1257118.
An G, Becker CM, Cheng E. Economic Crisis, Income Gaps, Uncertainty, and Inter-regional Migration Responses: Kazakhstan 2000–2014. Journal of Development Studies. 2017 Sep 2;53(9):1452–1470.

Published In

Journal of Development Studies

DOI

EISSN

1743-9140

ISSN

0022-0388

Publication Date

September 2, 2017

Volume

53

Issue

9

Start / End Page

1452 / 1470

Related Subject Headings

  • Development Studies
  • 44 Human society
  • 38 Economics
  • 16 Studies in Human Society
  • 14 Economics