@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp13435, author={Abdulloev, Ilhom}, title={Changes in the Forsaken Schooling and Migration Relationship in Tajikistan}, year={2020}, month={Jul}, institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)}, address={Bonn}, type={IZA Discussion Paper}, number={13435}, url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp13435}, abstract={We examine how the forsaken schooling phenomenon in migration evolved over time in Tajikistan. After completing compulsory schooling at ages 16-17, young men in Tajikistan are forsaking professional education because of opportunities to migrate for higher paid low-skilled jobs in the Russian Federation. We study how the forsaken schooling effect changed because of migrant-receiving Russia's recent tightened migration policy and economic slowdown, and policies promoting fair access to professional education in migrant-sending Tajikistan.}, keywords={migration;traps;education;skill}, }