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How Chinese Agricultural Immigrants Affect Farmers in the Russian Far East

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  • Fujin Yi
  • Richard T. Gudaj
  • Valeria Arefieva
  • Svetlana Mishchuk
  • Tatiana A. Potenko
  • Renata Yanbykh
  • Jiayi Zhou
  • Ivan Zuenko

Abstract

China’s international position as a net creditor nation provides it with foreign exchange that it has invested in Asian and African countries. One example is China's investment in the Russian Far East (RFE). Thousands of Chinese agricultural workers have migrated to the RFE in recent decades. They are often welcomed by Russian farmers who face a labor shortage and by local residents who can buy cheap vegetables from them, but there are others who resent their presence in the region as competitors. Our study is the first empirical study of this relationship. Our results demonstrate economic benefits to the Russian households. There are, however, some negative repercussions of Chinese farmers in the RFE, and the governments of both China and Russia need to manage the situation wisely.

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  • Fujin Yi & Richard T. Gudaj & Valeria Arefieva & Svetlana Mishchuk & Tatiana A. Potenko & Renata Yanbykh & Jiayi Zhou & Ivan Zuenko, 2020. "How Chinese Agricultural Immigrants Affect Farmers in the Russian Far East," American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 79(5), pages 1387-1415, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:ajecsc:v:79:y:2020:i:5:p:1387-1415
    DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12361
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