Viktor Malein
Postdoctoral fellow
Human Capital, Institutions and Development: Insights from German Migration in the Russian Empire
Author
Summary, in English
This paper examines the economic effects of German settlers on Imperial Russia’s transition to advanced industrialization in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Between 1763 and 1860, thousands of German migrants came to the country’s frontier regions, drawn by a state-sponsored settlement policy. Using accidental elements in German migration induced by policy, the paper demonstrates that the migrants generated significant long-term benefits in their regions through improved schooling infrastructure and increased literacy among the non-German population. The paper shows that educational improvements translated into higher growth of technologically advanced industries and increased the share of skillful occupations.
Department/s
- Department of Economic History
- Centre for Economic Demography
Publishing year
2023
Language
English
Document type
Working paper
Publisher
SSRN
Topic
- Economic History
Keywords
- Human Capital
- Economic Growth
- Democratic Institutions
- Industrialization
- I25
- J15
- N13
- N33
- O14
- O33
Status
Published