This paper provides an in-depth regional analysis of the rural nonfarm sector (RNFE) in Kyrgyzstan based on three household budget surveys for 2003, 2005 and 2006. The main finding is that the RNFE had predominantly “push” nature in spite of all reforms in the agricultural sector. Regression...

This paper uses a unique representative household budget survey from the Asian Development Bank to analyze the determinants of permanent and seasonal migration in rural areas of the Kyrgyz Republic and compare them with determinants of other local income generating activities. We have found that...

Remittances play important role for the economy of Central Asian countries. This article uses a unique representative household budget survey from the Asian Development Bank to analyze the determinants of remittances for permanent and seasonal migrants from the Kyrgyz Republic. Empirical...

This paper uses a unique representative household budget survey from the Asian Development Bank to analyze the impact of international migration and remittances on crop income of rural farmers in the Kyrgyz Republic. Unlike other studies we allow the impact of remittances to be different for...