Migration and Remittances in Kazakhstan: First Evidence from a Household Survey

Osteuropa-Institut Regensburg Working Paper No. 304

48 Pages Posted: 23 Nov 2011

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Barbara Dietz

Leibniz Institute for East and Southeast European Studies; IZA Institute of Labor Economics

Achim Schmillen

Osteuropa-Institut (OEI); Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - Institute for Employment Research (IAB); University of Regensburg - Department of Economics and Econometrics

Kseniia Gatskova

Osteuropa-Institut (OEI)

Date Written: November 22, 2011

Abstract

Internal migration flows in Kazakhstan are of high social and political relevance but political and public attention has primarily been devoted to external movements. This paper presents the main descriptive results of a new household survey on migration and remittances in Kazakhstan which was conducted in four cities (Almaty, Astana, Karaganda and Pavlodar) between October and December 2010. It summarizes the survey’s methodology, gives an overview over the basic characteristics of respondents, illustrates migration experiences on the individual and the household level and compares migrants and non-migrants. Furthermore, the prevalence of remittances and attitudes towards migration are discussed.

Keywords: Kazakhstan, data analysis, regional migration, remittances

JEL Classification: C81, F24, R23

Suggested Citation

Dietz, Barbara A. and Schmillen, Achim Daniel and Schmillen, Achim Daniel and Gatskova, Kseniia, Migration and Remittances in Kazakhstan: First Evidence from a Household Survey (November 22, 2011). Osteuropa-Institut Regensburg Working Paper No. 304, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1963198 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1963198

Barbara A. Dietz (Contact Author)

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Kseniia Gatskova

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Germany

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