A great deal of research has examined the degree to which migration acts as a regulator of labour supply and demand. This research considers the economic development potential of migration by examining whether replacement migration can be harnessed in peripheral locations to offset the loss of human capital resulting from emigration. The analysis focuses on Eastern Poland and includes data from Ukrainian migrants, Polish emigrants and Polish nationals. Our results suggest that Ukrainian labour migrants have the potential to operate as replacement migrants, offsetting the loss of human capital associated with the out-migration of Polish nationals. However, there are two important caveats. First, the legal-administrative framework must place labour migrants on equal footing with host nationals and develop a comprehensive integration strategy. Second, the wasted human capital associated with replacement migration must be acknowledged as a central cost of utilizing replacement migration as a development strategy.

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欧盟边缘的替代移民：浪费人力资本？

大量研究考察了移民在多大程度上起到了劳动力供需调节作用。本研究通过考察是否可以在周边地区利用替代移民来抵消移民造成的人力资本损失，从而考虑移民的经济发展潜力。该分析侧重于波兰东部，包括来自乌克兰移民、波兰移民和波兰国民的数据。我们的研究结果表明，乌克兰劳工移民有可能成为替代移民，抵消与波兰国民向外移民相关的人力资本损失。但是，有两个重要的警告。首先，法律-行政框架必须将劳务移民置于与东道国国民平等的地位，并制定全面的融合战略。第二，