labor mobility

This article examines the habituation eff ect in the context of labor mobility among shift workers, focusing on the relationship between the current social benefi ts package and compensation incentives received at work and the expectations regarding their provision in potential job placement within the permanent residence region. The empirical basis consists of data from a CAWI survey (February 2024, n = 434, shift workers permanently residing in the Republic of Mordovia).

The article substantiates the author’s interpretation of labor mobility potential and the factors of its activation in line with the subjective mobility concept. Its empirical verification is carried out on the basis of the analysis of the mass survey data and in-depth interviews conducted by the author among the young people employed in the economy of Kursk region, and their comparison with the results of all-Russian and regional studies.