Assessment of the influence of motivational factors on the formation of emigration moods of young professionals in the subjects of the Far Eastern Federal District

This article examines the factors of emigration of young specialists from the regions of the Russian Far East to the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. The regions of the Russian Far East are steadily experiencing a migration outflow, losing population both in interregional exchange with other regions of the country and as a result of emigration. At the same time, in the structure of migration outflow there is a large proportion of people in working age. Of particular concern is the migration outflow abroad of young specialists — graduates of Far Eastern universities. Emigration of young professionals has a negative impact on the formation of human capital in the Far Eastern territories that are strategically important for the country, and also calls into question the implementation of ambitious infrastructure projects, for which the availability of human resources is very important. In this regard, study of emigration factors of young Far Easterners is relevant. For Far Eastern youth, the dynamically developing Asia-Pacific region is one of the most attractive for migration. Among the main attracting factors, as a rule, young people indicate the possibility of further career growth and improvement of their financial situation, obtaining additional professional competencies, and a good climate. The paper provides a classification of sources and methods for collecting data on international migration, and provides a review of the literature devoted to study of migration factors. The study is based on data from an online survey conducted in September 2023 among young specialists of the Far Eastern Federal District. The data obtained in the course of survey allowed us to evaluate regression logit models, on the basis of which we were able to identify the main factors influencing the emigration sentiments of young specialists in the Russian Far East. The likelihood of emigrating depends on gender, age, presence of children, attitude to religion and level of education of respondents. At the same time, such characteristics as marital status, specialty obtained and family well-being in our survey did not show a significant influence on the decision to emigrate. Also, based on econometric models, a portrait of a potential emigrant was built. The results obtained in the survey can be used in the future to make management decisions in order to reduce the migration outflow of young professionals to foreign countries.

emigration, young professionals, Asia-Pacific countries, migration factors, emigrant’s portrait, Far Eastern Federal District