This study examines the influence of social networks on household decisions to emigrate
from rural Central Asia. It identifies the peer effects of social networks by using a unique and …

This article analyses how people in Guliston, southern Tajikistan, conceive of 'waiting'both
for labour-migrants to return from Russia, and to realise the projects that these migrants and …

Remittances have become an increasingly important source of external financing for the low-
income countries of Central Asia. The impact of Foreign remittances upon poverty alleviation …

Remittances have always been an important source of external finance for the low-income
and middle-income developing countries. In Kyrgyzstan, remittances have provided a …

This study aims to investigate the impact of international remittances on income inequality in
the post-communist region. The association between the variables is examined via static …

Russia has a very large pool of economic migrants, up to 25% of the workforce according to
some estimates. Although many migrants, many from former Soviet countries which are now …

This article conducts a comparative analysis of a catastrophic flood that hit the Kulob region
of southern Tajikistan in 2010, and the government of Tajikistan's campaign to gather money …

Tajikistan is an active participant in international migratory flows since the breakup of the
Soviet Union. Initially, a civil war was the primary push factor for geographic mobility of …

The present research examines earnings differentials between Filipino overseas global
labor migrants and Filipinos employed in the domestic labor market (ie the Philippines) as …

Research on informal financial institutions in transition economies is scant. This study
investigates behaviour of urban money lenders in Uzbekistan. Money lending in Uzbekistan …