International Conference on Eurasian Economies
18-20 June 2018 – Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN
Paper detail
Paper ID : 2202
Status : Paper published
Language : English
Topic : Labor Economics and Migration
Presenter: Ph.D. candidate Bekhzod Egamberdiev
Session : 2A Development
Effect of Migration on Household and Left Behind Family Members: Case of Kyrgyzstan
Effect of Migration on Household and Left Behind Family Members: Case of Kyrgyzstan
- Ph.D. candidate Bekhzod Egamberdiev (Tashkent State University of Economics, Uzbekistan)
- Dilshod Zoirov (Westminster International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Abstract
More than billion international and internal migrations around the world as well as the relationship between migrant and its family members have been one of the most discussed policy questions for several years. Main purpose of the paper is to examine the impact of labor migration on household, in order to address arising social problems due to the migration of family member. To find the impact, it was used secondary data named "Life in Kyrgyzstan" which is research based, open access and multi-topic longitudinal survey of households in Kyrgyzstan. It includes more than 3000 households which were recorded from 2010 to 2013. The result of the research is: there is a positive impact of remittances on child education, while negative on nonfood spending. Also housing condition is directly related with migration and significant impact can be seen in terms of facilities and type of household. Based on findings, it was provided some policy recommendations to simplicity of the social and other issues in the household of migrant's. One of the recommendations is: The Government of Kyrgyzstan should pay high attention on keeping citizens inside the country and should consider about shifting its policies which encourage labor migration, instead it should pay more attention on development of small and medium enterprise supporting method, which actually helps to create several number of job positions.
JEL codes:
Egamberdiev, Bekhzod, Zoirov, Dilshod (2018). "Effect of Migration on Household and Left Behind Family Members: Case of Kyrgyzstan" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2018, pp.44-53, Tashkent, UZBEKISTAN.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C10.02202
