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Abstract
In this paper we consider the negative medium-term impact of the Russian Financial Crisis of 2014-2016 on remittances, consumption patterns, and credit in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Using panel data from the Life in Kyrgyzstan survey, we show a significant drop in migration to Russia and remittances from Russia on the extensive and intensive margins.
Households with a migrant abroad in Russia just prior to the crisis experience an average fall in real per capita income and an increase in poverty, while households both with and without a migrant rebalance their consumption basket to cope with the economic downturn.
Connect with the authors
Author info is current as of February 2023.
- Rachel Breaks ‘22 is from Manchester, UK. She now works for the UK Government on international trade strategy with Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Clément Durif ‘22 is from Nice, France. He now works at Asia Centre, a Paris-based think tank specializing in international relations.
- Peiyao Sun ‘22 is from Hangzhou, ZJ (China). She is a pre-doctoral fellow at the ETH-Zurich in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Joule Voelz ’22 is from San Francisco, CA (USA). She is a Data Science Methodology student at the Barcelona School of Economics.
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