Urban to Urban Migration: Soviet Patterns and Post-Soviet Status

COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC STUDIES, Vol. 38, No. 1, Spring 1996

Posted: 26 Mar 1997

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Ira N. Gang

Rutgers University - Economics Department

Robert C. Stuart

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey - Department of Economics

Abstract

In spite of extensive literature on migration in the Soviet Union, we know little about household-level decisions. This study specifies and estimates those variables important to understanding the migration decision. Using data from the Soviet Interview Project (SIP), we examine the forces influencing the decision to migrate or not to migrate, and in addition, for those who did migrate, the forces influencing the locational choices made. The results indicate that while some of the traditional factors influencing migration are important, others are not, suggesting that in the post-Soviet era differentiating the persistence of Soviet-type forces from emerging market-type forces will be important for an understanding of urban to urban migration.

JEL Classification: P23, R23, J61

Suggested Citation

Gang, Ira N. and Stuart, Robert C., Urban to Urban Migration: Soviet Patterns and Post-Soviet Status. COMPARATIVE ECONOMIC STUDIES, Vol. 38, No. 1, Spring 1996, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3833

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Robert C. Stuart

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