Armenia International Outmigration : An Exploration on the Effects on Armenian Households’ Welfare

World Bank

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: MIGRATION;    REMITTANCES;    POVERTY;    HOUSEHOLD WELFARE;    MIGRANTS;   

RP-ID  :  137445

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This report analyzes issues related tointernational migration in Armenia and its impact onArmenian households’ welfare. The report uses microdatacoming from two recent household surveys, the 2017Russian-Armenian University survey, anationally-representative household focused on internationalmigrants and their origin households, and the 2017Integrated Living Conditions Survey, nationallyrepresentative household conducted by the StatisticalCommittee focused on welfare measurement but also withinformation on international migrants. The report finds thatamong international migrants, there are some slightdifferences in the profile of permanent and temporarymigrants. Permanent migrants tend to be younger, moreeducated and are more likely to come from secondary cities,in contrast to temporary migrants, who are a bit older, lesseducated and are more likely to come from rural areas.Employment prospects for both groups are very limited themoment they leave the country, with employment rates around25 percent. They tend to migrate largely to the RussianFederation, where they are hired almost exclusively by firmsin the private sector. Temporary workers overwhelming workin the construction sector, while permanent workers showmore diversity in sectors of employment.