Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/322308 
Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
ADBI Working Paper No. 1490
Publisher: 
Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo
Abstract: 
This study empirically examines the effect of the drought of 2021 on migration in the Kyrgyz Republic. A panel dataset was created using nationally representative household survey data for the period 2019-2022 with approximately 5,000 households in each year and integrated with the satellite data on precipitation at the community level to measure the drought. Empirical estimations based on the difference-in-differences method with fixed effects show that international migration of household members living in drought-affected locations increased during the post-shock year. Both urban and rural households demonstrated a positive migration trend. This finding suggests that policy aimed at creating resilience to the drought shock should be comprehensive and take into consideration its economy-wide effects.
Subjects: 
migration
climate change
drought
Central Asia
Kyrgyz Republic
JEL: 
Q54
F22
O15
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Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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