It is often assumed that international labor migration from Tajikistan, while having no noticeable effects on … on household consumption patterns, albeit being rather small, actually speak in favour of investment of remittances, with …

The object of this article is to assess the impact of remittances on household expenditure patterns in Tajikistan. More … specifically, the paper applies propensity score matching methods to the 2003 Tajikistan Living Standards Measurement Survey. The … results do not provide evidence of a productive use of remittances since neither internal nor external remittances have a …