Proposals to the Economic Theory of Labor Migration

Abstract

The article provides an overview of the evolution of economic theories of labor migration from the middle of the XIX century to the present day. The article considers several theoretical directions of migration: the laws of E.G. Ravenshtein, Everett Lee's push/pull model, neoclassical migration theory,
neoclassical migration theory, M. Piore's dual labor market theory, I. Wallerstein's world-system theory, new economic geography and labor migration. Based on the study, it was concluded that there is no unified theory of labor migration and its driving factors. However, the existing theoretical approaches, as the analysis of the issue has shown, can be used to solve certain social and economic problems.