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Labour Market Outcomes of Migrant Women in Västerbotten and Norrbotten
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This paper examines the earnings development and labour force participation of female immigrants compared to Swedish-born women in Västerbotten and Norrbotten (Sweden). A total of 10% of the women residing in these two counties have a foreign background. Female immigrants, mostly originating from Finland, Norway, Thailand, Iraq, and the former Soviet Union, vary greatly in their cultural and family values, education, and job experiences. Ethnic and geographical differences in labour market outcomes are hypothesized in the paper. The study is based on panel data analysis of registered individual data for the period 1995–2009. The data presented here show that differences in earnings and labour force participation can be explained by individual characteristics such as age, education, civil status, and years since migration. Ethnic differences diminish with integration period, though not in each group of immigrants. Gaps in labour outcomes are less evident for skilled immigrants. The ethnic differences are also less pronounced for female labour immigrants compared to women who immigrated for other reasons. There is a slight geographical variation in labour market outcomes, but no obvious trends are seen in the spatial distribution of them.
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Жигунов А. Ю., В кн.: Медиаобраз региона в современной массовой коммуникации.: Вологда: Вологодский государственный университет, 2022. С. 288–296.
The article is devoted to the peculiarities of interpreting of the concept-ideologem "Arctic" in modern Russian media. The historical prerequisites for the formation of the perception of the Arctic by a mass Russian-speaking addressee as a native, home territory are formulated. The most frequent lexical representatives that characterize the region and allow to identify the ...
Added: April 19, 2026
Жигунов А. Ю., Terra Linguistica 2020 Т. 11 № 3 С. 97–107
The Arctic and its development issues become more and more important in the information agenda of the Russian and world media over the past years. The reasons for this increased attention to the region are the activities of main decision makers: authorities, army, business, nature defenders, international organizations, etc., aimed at expanding regional influence, improving ...
Added: April 19, 2026
Klyueva V., Журнал фронтирных исследований 2024 Т. 9 № 4 С. 146–168
The paper focuses on the analysis of survival practices in northern Russian settlements that developed in the 1990s. Most of the northern settlements were in a state of decline: changes in the socio‑demographic composition and population size, transformation of the local economy, degradation of transport infrastructure, deterioration in the quality of life. The reason for the decline ...
Added: March 26, 2026
Klyueva V., Социология науки и технологий 2024 Т. 15 № 2 С. 26–44
The concept of Arctic urbanization, widely used in contemporary Northern Studies, implies that academic and higher education institutions create a competitive advantage for Arctic cities when located there. The focus of science in the Arctic is specific – it stems from the logic of industrial development of the area. The Branch of the USSR Academy ...
Added: March 26, 2026
Klyueva V., Studia Historiae Scientiarum 2025 Vol. 24 P. 131–158
The natural and climatic conditions prevailing in the Russian Arctic have a profound impact on the development of industry and science: Traditional industries are inefficient here, and the process of dynamizing/revitalizing this area and adapting people and technologies to new realities requires specialized research. These circumstances have led some Northern and Arctic cities to develop ...
Added: March 26, 2026
Фаузер В. В., Smirnov A., Арктика: экология и экономика 2018 № 3 С. 3–22
The article reviews the World Arctic and its constituent parts: Russian, North American and West European. The subject of the study is the peculiarities of population settlement and the development of the economy of Arctic administrative-territorial entities. The purpose of the article is to present the World Arctic from diff erent angles — the availability ...
Added: March 19, 2026
Smirnov A., Арктика и Север 2020 № 40 С. 270–290
The article presents an estimate of the Arctic population in 1900–2019 by country and macroregion, obtained using official statistics of eight Arctic States. Analysis of spatial and temporal data revealed the main patterns of the Arctic population formation. Calculations show the world’s Arctic population increased from 1.3 million in 1900 to 6.1 million in 1989, ...
Added: March 19, 2026
Smirnov A., Арктика: экология и экономика 2020 № 2 С. 18–30
The author proposes his own method for calculating the human development index at the municipal level, which allows taking into account the age structure of the deceased, the expected duration of education and the purchasing power of money, based on municipal statistics. The territories of the Arctic zone of Russia are differentiated by life expectancy, ...
Added: March 18, 2026
Smirnov A., Арктика и Север 2023 № 53 С. 260–272
The article considers “digital twins” of the population as a tool for socio-demographic research and territorial management. The experience of creating digital twins of the population and interactive websites devoted to demographic issues is systematized. A methodology for creating a digital twin of the Arctic population is proposed, based on three methodological principles: consideration of ...
Added: March 18, 2026
Smirnykh L. I., Applied Economics 2026 Vol. 58 No. 12 P. 2398–2410
This study analyses the impact of digital technology adoption by enterprises on the hiring and firing of older workers. Data from the Russian Enterprise Survey for 2021–2022 are used for the analysis. Estimates are conducted for workers of retirement and pre-retirement age. The impact of enterprise digitalization on hiring and firing and the probability that ...
Added: March 3, 2026
Khimchenko E. E., Kozlov I. E., Myslenkova K.P. et al., JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS 2025 Vol. 130 No. 12 Article e2025JC022805
In this study, we describe in situ measurements of internal waves (IWs) in the Vilkitsky Strait, which connects the Kara and Laptev Seas in the Arctic Ocean. The measurements were conducted at three moorings over three weeks in autumn 2019 and demonstrated the presence of highly intense IWs. Although the study region is located poleward ...
Added: February 16, 2026
Ovsepyan E., Dorokhova E., Ovsepyan Y. et al., Journal of Marine Systems 2025 Vol. 252 Article 104140
Grain-size analyses, end-member modeling, X-ray fluorescence, and radionuclide activity measurements were conducted on sediment minicores collected from the middle-outer shelf of the East Siberian Sea (ESS) and the upper part of the adjacent continental slope to elucidate the sedimentation mechanisms in this poorly studied region. The grain-size data demonstrate that clayey silt and silt strongly ...
Added: February 14, 2026
Plusnin J., В кн.: Живое наследие памяти: Пётр Владимирович Боярский : сборник научных статей по итогам круглого стола.: М.: Институт наследия, 2023. Гл. 7 С. 68–83.
The text presents the author's subjective recollections of P.V. Boyarsky in the 1980s. The author illustrates the early implementation of Boyarsky's ideas on the psychological and behavioral aspects of the Arctic historical experiment, an immediate undertaking that arose. Boyarsky's leadership qualities, sociability, and altruism enabled him to create effective teams from a wide variety of ...
Added: February 12, 2026
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This collection presents materials from a roundtable discussion dedicated to the multifaceted legacy of the outstanding scientist Pyotr Vladimirovich Boyarsky. The discussion took place in April 2023 at the D.S. Likhachev Russian Research Institute of Cultural and Natural Heritage (Heritage Institute), as part of the "Living Heritage of Memory" project.
The publication includes welcome addresses from ...
Added: February 12, 2026
Strelnikova I., India Quarterly 2026 Vol. 82 No. 1 P. 45–63
The melting polar environment has amplified the strategic significance of the Arctic, transforming it into a theatre for both resource extraction and great power competition. Russia, India and China are increasingly seeking strategic partnerships and economic opportunities within this region. This article explores the evolving cooperation dynamics, opportunities and challenges for these three nations in ...
Added: February 7, 2026
Tolstykh D., Maltseva V., Pavlenko E., Polar Record 2026 Vol. 62 Article e12
This article explores how young people in Norilsk—Russia’s largest Arctic city and a global exemplar of industrial monotown development—negotiate their futures amid extreme environmental challenges, social isolation, and economic uncertainty. Drawing on 31 in-depth interviews with vocational students of industrial specializations, the paper examines the ways in which youth navigate a unique “here” (Norilsk) versus ...
Added: February 5, 2026
Chistikov M., В кн.: Северная Европа: политика безопасности вчера и сегодня. Доклады Института Европы № 425Вып. 425.: М.: Институт Европы РАН, 2025. Гл. 11 С. 106–114.
The international political crises of 2014 and 2022, which were external to the Arctic region, led to significant changes in the understanding and implementation of regional security policy. The key transformation that has taken place in the context of crises is the gradual transition from a model of "positive" to a model of "negative" security. ...
Added: February 2, 2026
Vishnevskaya N., Zudina A. A., Мировая экономика и международные отношения 2026 Т. 70 № 5 С. 96–106
In 2023–2024 OECD labor markets were generally recovering in terms of employment and unemployment rates after the previous stagnation during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the existence of a significant array of unfilled jobs remains one of the acute economic problems, affecting most OECD countries, as well as a considerable number of industries and occupations. Such ...
Added: January 22, 2026
Nefedova A., Anna B., Мир России: Социология, этнология 2026 Т. 35 № 2 С. 45–67
The article presents the results of an analysis of career strategies of young Russian scientists, conducted through the lens of the theoretical concept of "three careers of a scientist" proposed by German sociologists of science Grit Laudel and Jochen Gläser. Based on survey data from highly productive young scientists and in-depth interviews conducted in 2022, ...
Added: January 20, 2026
Kapeliushnikov R., Zinchenko D., Вопросы экономики 2026 № 1 С. 99–125
During the COVID-19 pandemic, remote employment demonstrated explosive growth in almost all countries, including Russia. Despite a precipitous decline in its utilization in the post-pandemic period, it persists as a significant emerging form of non-standard employment. The present study is the first to provide quantitative estimates of the wage premium for remote work within the ...
Added: January 14, 2026
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Added: January 7, 2026