Subjective Economic Welfare of Migrants in Russia

Student: Petrova Polina

Supervisor: Evgenia Chernina , Irina Krasnopolskaya , Irina Krasnopolskaya

Educational Programme: Population and Development (Master)

Year of Graduation: 2020

This paper assesses whether migrants from the former USSR living in Russia refer to reference groups in the home country or residing country when evaluating subjective welfare. Empirical evidence suggests both groups matter, in addition, results vary depending on the time since migration.

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