RUDN Journal of EconomicsRUDN Journal of EconomicsВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Экономика2313-23292408-8986Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)2030710.22363/2313-2329-2018-26-3-531-542INTERNATIONAL LABOR MARKET AND INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONМИРОВОЙ РЫНОК ТРУДА И МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ МИГРАЦИЯResearch ArticleImmigrants’ housing in the housing market in Russia: from the results of sociological questionnaireЖилищные условия иммигрантов на рынке жилья в России: результаты социологического исследованияMichigamiMayuМичигамиМаюPh.D of Economics, Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Niigata University (National University).доктор экономических наук, доцент экономического факультета Университета Ниигаты, Японияmichigami@econ.niigata-u.ac.jpNiigata University (National University)Университет Ниигаты15122018263VOL 26, NO3 (2018)ТОМ 26, №3 (2018)53154210012019Copyright ©; 2018, Michigami M.Copyright ©; 2018, Мичигами М.2018Michigami M.Мичигами М.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/economics/article/view/20307The study is based on the results of an original sociological survey conducted in 25 cities of Russia from June 2017 to March 2018 by the author. This paper focuses especially on labour immigrants from Central Asia, Ukraine, Belarus and Caucasus regions into Russia. This paper argues the following points; first, the correlation between the demographic movements and regional rental housing fee in Russia, second, the multi-layered structure and its informality of Russian housing market, finally, the relation between labour migrants’ housing condition and labour productivity. In the conclusion, the author points that the Russian housing market is segregated from this research results. Migrant’s housing deals are possibly the origin or bottom of the housing market. Their activity would move the regional housing rental market. However, some of their deals also seem to be invisible in the official housing statistics, that is to say, taking place in the informal housing market. This regards as one of characters, which Russian rental housing market has. It would be hurdle for foreign direct investor, which would invest into Russian market. In addition, the quality of immigrants’ housing condition is too low to support their labour productivity sustainably. We need to consider the improvement even for labour immigrants and the creation of more open housing market in Russia.Исследование основано на результатах социологического опроса, проведенного автором в 25 городах России с июня 2017 по март 2018 г. Особое внимание уделяется трудовым иммигрантам из Центральной Азии, Украины, Беларуси и Кавказа в России. Статья основана на следующих положениях: во-первых, соотношение между демографическими характеристиками и сферой арендного жилья в России, во-вторых, многослойная структура и неформальность российского рынка жилья, наконец, связь между условиями и производительностью труда трудовых мигрантов. В заключение указывается, что российский рынок жилья отделен от рынка жилья мигрантов. Жилищные сделки с мигрантами, возможно, являются теневой частью российского рынка жилья. Большая часть сделок на данном рынке проходит вне поля официальной статистики. Все это является препятствием для потенциальных иностранных инвесторов. Кроме того, качество жилищных условий иммигрантов слишком низкое, чтобы поддерживать их производительность труда на высоком уровне. Нужно стремиться к улучшению жилищных условий для трудовых иммигрантов и созданию более прозрачного рынка жилья в России.housingimmigrantsegregationinformalitymulti-layered structurerental housing marketRussiaжилищные условияиммигрантсегрегациянеформальностьмногослойная структурарынок аренды жильяРоссия[Ashkenazi L., Vekshtein M. (2009). Natsionalnye predpochteniya pri arende zhilploshadi v Moskve, ili «krome KKA i Azii» [National preference when renting housing space in Moscow or “except for Caucasian and Asian”]. Vestnik Obschestvennogo Mneniya, 99(1), 97-100 (In Russ.)][Demintseva Y. (2014). 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