Paper short abstract:

Presented by Kalybek Choroev. Saltanat Biibosunova is not attending the conference.

Paper long abstract:

This article is devoted to the analysis and forecasting of socio-economic processes for the development of measures of labor market regulation, among which mathematical and statistical methods and models are to be emphasized with more attention. The use of this tool allows us to analyze the current situation on the labor market and, based on it to work out the methods of its regulation. We argue that there is a significant discrepancy in the main indicators of the local regional labor markets, which does not allow the state authorities to take any measures to resolve the issues of employment in the labor market.

The Republic of Kyrgyzstan is an example of the Central Asian region, where the peculiarities of the national labor market are particularly evident. Thus, we argue that the construction of a set of mathematical and statistical models of analysis and forecasting of labor processes is needed for the plans elaboration of socio-economic development of the region, which is undoubtedly an urgent task and is of practical importance.

We argue that the proposed complex of mathematical and statistical models can be used by national employment services, as well as by various levels of governmental body for assessing the current and future changes on the national labor market, as well as in areas related to it in order to develop a strategy for socio-economic development of the republic in the future.

The works of foreign and domestic economists and mathematicians on modeling and forecasting of socio-economic systems using functional-differential equations, correlation and regression analysis on the functioning of the regional market perform as theoretical and methodological basis of the study.

The statistical data of the National Statistical Committee, the materials of the periodical press and the data of socio-economic research of the labor market of regional centers of employment perform as the information base of the study.

Paper long abstract:

This paper examines the processes of changing the life of Georgian migrants and the members of their families after migrating to the US.

Labor migration in Georgia started in the 1990s, after the collapse of Soviet Union, as a result of the difficult economic and political situation in the country, which have led to the highest levels of out-migration from Georgia. According to the last World Bank data, approximately 23 percent of Georgia's population lives below the official poverty line. Economic crisis have been exacerbated by political turmoil and violent conflicts in Abkhazia and South Ossetia.

During the first years of the Georgian independence, labor migration from Georgia consisted predominantly of males and was directed towards Russia. A decade later, female labor emigration form Georgia started to increase, indicating the demand for domestic jobs at the global market. Accordingly to the recent studies, the most interesting countries are EU countries, Turkey and North America, where women generally perform babysitting work, care-giving, nurse, saleswomen, and waiters. Surprisingly, more women than men migrate from Georgia.

The present paper is based on a quantitative and qualitative research, conducted with labor migrants from Georgia, living on the east coast of the US, describing migrant's life in a new social environment.

The research illustrates the changes of their lifestyle underwent in several important areas, such as: the family structure and family relationships; the level of integration and their social life; agency and identity.

Keywords: family relationship, gender roles in family, migration, agency, identity