<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this article, we employ a panel household survey from Tajikistan to study labor migrants’ location choices in Russia. We find that labor migrants from Tajikistan consider a wide variety of economic, demographic, and geographical characteristics of Russian regions when making location choices. We also find that experienced migrants are less responsive to current regional characteristics that might suggest path dependence in destination choices by experienced migrants.</p></abstract>

In this article, we employ a panel household survey from Tajikistan to study labor migrants’ location choices in Russia. We find that labor migrants from Tajikistan consider a wide variety of economic, demographic, and geographical characteristics of Russian regions when making location choices. We also find that experienced migrants are less responsive to current regional characteristics that might suggest path dependence in destination choices by experienced migrants.

The Role of Migration Experience in Migrants’ Destination Choice

IZA Journal of Development and Migration

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In this article, we employ a panel household survey from Tajikistan to study labor migrants’ location choices in Russia. We find that labor migrants from...

The Role of Migration Experience in Migrants’ Destination Choice

Published Online: Feb 03, 2020

Page range: -

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2020-0001

Keywords
Russia, Tajikistan, international migration, labor migration, location choice

© 2020 Eugenia M. Chernina, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

The Role of Migration Experience in Migrants’ Destination Choice

Published Online: Feb 03, 2020

Page range: -

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/izajodm-2020-0001

KeywordsRussia, Tajikistan, international migration, labor migration, location choice

© 2020 Eugenia M. Chernina, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Russia, Tajikistan, international migration, labor migration, location choice