Employment Outcomes For Return Labour Migrants In Ukraine

This article explores employment outcomes of return labour migrants in Ukraine in comparison with non-migrants. Primary statistical analysis supports our hypothesis about adverse effect of past migration experience on employment outcomes of return migrants as they are found to be involved in precarious jobs more often than non-migrants. There is also evidence of negative self-selection of labour migrants in terms of education and skills as the most skilled workers seem to have little incentive to fi nd temporary work abroad, probably due to higher cost of migration and no expected rewards to skills and capital acquired abroad after their return to Ukraine.