Abstract
Large international earnings differentials negatively impact human capital investments in migrant-origin countries. We find that three Central Asian migrant-sending countries - the Kyrgyz Republic, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan - are facing a forsaken schooling phenomenon. Once completing their compulsory schooling, young people in these countries are forsaking additional schooling because of opportunities to migrate to high-paying low-skilled jobs in the Russian Federation. The countries face a loss in human capital formation.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 20200004 |
| Journal | IZA Journal of Development and Migration |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 17 Mar 2020 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2020 Ilhom Abdulloev, Gil S. Epstein, Ira N. Gang, published by Sciendo.
Keywords
- education
- inequality
- migration
- poverty
- skill