International labour migration and local rural activities in the Kyrgyz Republic: determinants and trade-offs

Atamanov, Aziz and Van den Berg, Marrit, (2012). International labour migration and local rural activities in the Kyrgyz Republic: determinants and trade-offs. Central Asian Survey, 31(12), 119-136

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    Author Atamanov, Aziz
    Van den Berg, Marrit
    Title International labour migration and local rural activities in the Kyrgyz Republic: determinants and trade-offs
    Appearing in Central Asian Survey
    Volume 31
    Issue No. 12
    Publication Date 2012
    Place of Publication London
    Publisher Routledge
    Start page 119
    End page 136
    Abstract This paper uses a representative household-budget survey from the Asian Development Bank to analyse the determinants of international labour migration, distinguishing between seasonal and permanent (long-term) moves and comparing them with determinants of rural local income-generating activities in the Kyrgyz Republic. It has been found that both permanent migration and local nonfarm-wages employment substitute agricultural activities and attract the most educated rural individuals. The difference is that the permanent migration option is unattainable for individuals from poor households with small land holdings. They tend to engage in local nonfarm activities, while those who are educated and have resources to finance the cost of migration choose to leave the country for long periods of time. In contrast to permanent migration, seasonal migration does not require the possession of either higher or vocational education, which can make it potentially less harmful for local development in terms of brain drain.
    Keyword International migration
    Seasonal migration
    Nonfarm activities
    Kyrgyzstan
    Copyright Holder Southseries Inc.
    Copyright Year 2012
    Copyright type All rights reserved
    DOI 10.1080/02634937.2012.671992
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