Adaptive Strategies of Youth in the Republic of Tuva in Response to Labor Market Transformations
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https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2025.3.17Keywords:
labor market; Republic of Tuva; sociocultural factor; youth; social transformation; economic adaptationAbstract
This article examines the nature, pace, and types of youth adaptation in the Republic of Tuva to labor market changes during the period from 2010 to 2023. The empirical basis for the analysis comprises data from a series of sociological surveys conducted by the authors among the population of the Republic of Tuva over the period.
The study explores youth responses to labor market transformations, which include: the stabilization and gradual reduction of the unemployment rate due to the emergence of new industries; sectoral shifts in the economy; industrial modernization and the transition to high-tech production; as well as the growing prevalence of flexible forms of employment such as remote work, freelancing, part-time jobs, and informal labor relations.
The article analyzes problems of adaptive behavior among population groups by assessing their attitudes toward traditional forms of employment, changes in occupational activity, job satisfaction, and patterns of labor mobility. The authors identify several psychological types of youth based on their degree of adaptation: active market participants, passive market participants, those adopting a wait-and-see approach, and involuntary market actors. The combined share of passive and wait-and-see segments accounts for 57–60%.
Findings suggest that the process of youth adaptation to the labor market remains insufficiently dynamic. Despite a slight increase in labor market participation, it still falls short of the requirements posed by ongoing socioeconomic changes. Passive forms of adaptation continue to dominate, casting doubt on the effectiveness of current adaptive practices and perpetuating the region’s lag in living standards relative to national averages. At the same time, youth exhibit relatively higher openness to adopting new adaptive strategies and show stronger willingness to adjust their labor behavior in alignment with evolving socioeconomic demands.
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Kylgyday A. Ch. and Balakina G. F. Adaptive Strategies of Youth in the Republic of Tuva in Response to Labor Market Transformations. New Research of Tuva, 2025, no. 3, pp. 281-295. (In Russ.). DOI: https://doi.org/10.25178/nit.2025.3.17
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Ai-Kys Ch. Kylgyday, Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Candidate of Economics, Researcher, at the Regional Economics Laboratory of the Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Science
Postal address: 117A Internatsionalnaya St., Kyzyl, 667007, Russia.
E-mail: aikys_k@mail.ru
Galina F. Balakina, Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Doctor of Economics, Chief Scientifc Associate, Laboratory of Regional Economics, Tuvinian Institute for Exploration of Natural Resources, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences.
Postal address: 117A Internatsionalnaya St., Kyzyl, 667007, Russia.
E-mail: balakina.gal@yandex.ru
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