Internet Archive Scholar

Migration and Forsaken Schooling in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan

Ilhom Abdulloev, Gil S. Epstein, Ira N. Gang
2020 IZA Journal of Development and Migration  

Preserved Fulltext

fulltext thumbnail
Web Archive Capture PDF (912.3 kB)
https://web.archive.org/web/20201201021958/https://content.sciendo.com/downloadpdf/journals/izajodm/11/1/article-20200004.pdf

A copy of this work was available on the public web and has been preserved in the Wayback Machine. The capture dates from 2020; you can also visit the original URL. The file type is application/pdf.

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
more » ... ion. The countries face a loss in human capital formation.
doi:10.2478/izajodm-2020-0004 fatcat:jjjczswidfdcverth4d64bkwdu
DOAJ Szczepanski
Citation

Ilhom Abdulloev, Gil S. Epstein, Ira N. Gang. "Migration and Forsaken Schooling in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan." IZA Journal of Development and Migration 11.1 (2020)