An article on welfare effects of export participation by household farms in Kyrgyzstan published at the Journal of Development Studies

The paper by Damir Esenaliev analyses if small farms in Kyrgyzstan improve their welfare by selling their products to export markets. It finds no evidence that selling for export makes farmers better off in terms of their household income or consumption. A lack of welfare effects is likely related to the functioning of export value […]

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An article on household resilience and food security published at Food Security journal

Resiliency against food insecurity is of particular importance for rural household under the impression of recent price surges and supply chain disruptions. The paper by by Egamberdiev et al. (2023) analyzes the effect of household resilience capacity on food security outcomes in Kyrgyzstan, using LiK data from 2011-2016 waves at individual, household and community levels. […]

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An article on employment vulnerability and earnings in Kyrgyzstan published in the Journal of Development Studies 

Employment vulnerability is considered as working under inadequate conditions. The paper authored by Krymshakov et al., examines the impact of employment vulnerability on earnings with reference to gender-based differences. Analyses were based on the LiK data for 2010–2013 and 2016 indicate negative impact of employment vulnerability on earnings. Women experienced this negative effect more severely. […]

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Summary of presentations from the LiK 2022 conference published

IPPA UCA colleagues have summarised all talks and presentations from the Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference 2022 in a report published at the UCA’s website. The report can be found in this link.

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LiK Conference 2023

Call for Papers and Sessions to the 9th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference We are pleased to invite the submission of proposals for individual research papers and panel sessions at the 9th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference (LiK) to be held in the Park Hotel in Bishkek on October 11-12, 2023.[1] In addition to two […]

LiK Conference 2023

LiK Data Users Workshop 2022

The Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia (UCA), the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), and ISDC – International Security and Development Center invite applications for participation at the Life in Kyrgyzstan Data Users Workshop to be held at the University of Central Asia in Bishkek on […]

LiK Conference 2022

Organisers: University of Central Asia (UCA), Kyrgyz Republic; The Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), Germany; International Security and Development Center (ISDC), Germany   Partners: AUCA, CEPF, Mercy Corps, World Bank, UNFPA Offline Venue: Orion Hotel, Bishkek              Date:   October 10-12, 2022  PROGRAM                   Программа на русском языке в файле PDF доступна по этой ссылке.  […]

8th Annual 'Life in Kyrgyzstan' Conference

LiK Conference 2021

Program The 7th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference Organizers: University of Central Asia, Kyrgyz Republic The Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops, Germany International Security and Development Center, Germany Partners: AUCA, Mercy Corps, World Bank, and UNFPA Venue: online Date: October 26-28, 2021 (программа на русском языке в формате PDF доступна здесь) (the program […]