# -*- coding: cp1251 -*- Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0 Title: Characteristics of urbanization in the cities of southern Russia - results of a quantitative investigation Author-Name: Starodubrovskaya Irina Author-Name-First: Irina Author-Name-Last: Starodubrovskaya Author-Workplace-Name: Gaidar Institute for Economic Policy Author-Name: Kazenin Konstantin Author-Name-First: Konstantin Author-Name-Last: Kazenin Author-Workplace-Name: RANEPA Abstract: This paper provides findings of a quantitative study conducted among natives of Dagestan and their descendants living in the city of Astrakhan. The pall was taken by personal interviewing; the total number of respondents between 15 and 70 years of age was 491. The pall revealed both the socio-demographic characteristics of the Daghestani migrant community in Astrakhan and the specifics of the integration of its members into the urban environment. Classification-JEL: O18, P25, R23 Keywords: Urbanization, southern Russia, quantitative investigation Creation-Date: 2021 Revision-Date: 2021 Length: 46 pages File-URL: https://www.iep.ru/files/RePEc/gai/wpaper/wpaper-2022-1189.pdf File-Format: application/pdf File-Function: Revised Version, 2023 Handle: RePEc:gai:wpaper:wpaper-2022-1189