Analysis of migration flows in the Perm region in the presence of asymmetric information

Global trends indicate that human capital is becoming the main factor in the development of countries and regions. In the future, those regions that will be able to attract skilled and well-paid labor force and to retain working-age population, will develop most intensively. Migration processes (first of all, labor migration), have a great influence on the stability of regional development. They immediately respond to economic, political and social changes in society. At the same time, they have a significant influence on population size, its sex and age structure, national structure, as well as living standards and quality of life. This article analyzes migration processes characteristic of the Perm Region. The net migration rate dynamics from 2000 to 2013 is analyzed in comparison with the data of neighboring regions, it is revealed that until 2012 the Perm region had a negative migration balance. The structure of labor emigrants and immigrants is analyzed by level of education and region of migration. It is concluded that they are primarily mobile and most qualified people who leave, while people arriving mainly apply for low-skilled jobs. The article identifies a number of reasons for this situation, including the presence asymmetric information on the regional labor market. Because of imperfect information, labor market participants take nonoptimal economic decisions, make serious mistakes in the justification of incomes, wages and employment policy. The authors suggest some measures to improve migration policy in the region. Benchmarking, data grouping and desk research methods have been used in the study.