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New article on marriage traditions and education is published in Journal of Comparative Economics

A paper by Dana Bazarkulova and Janice Compton titled “Marriage traditions and investment in education: The case of bride kidnapping” has been…
The 6th LiK conference delivers 22 online sessions, 55 talks with over 300 participants

The 6th Annual Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference brought together over 300 participants from 30 countries to learn about ongoing research on social…
Registration open for the 6th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference 2020

The registration for participation for the 6th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference, to be held online on 27-30 October 2020, is open.…
The Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference 2020 program posted online

The program of the 6th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference 2020 is posted online. The conference program can be found at this…
A new paper on gender gap in housework in Kyrgyzstan published in Journal of Comparative Family Studies

A paper by Kamila Kolpashnikova and Man-Yee Kan titled “Gender Gap in Housework: Couples’ Data Analysis in Kyrgyzstan” has been published in…
The 6th Annual Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference: Online Format and Submission Deadline Extension

In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 6th Annual Life in Kyrgyzstan conference 2020 will be held online. The deadline for submission of…
Call for papers for the Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference 2020 announced

The call for sessions and papers for the 6th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference to take place on 28-29 October 2020 is…
LiK Study is presented at IAMO workshop

The LiK Study was presented by Damir Esenaliev and Tilman Brück at the workshop on Agricultural Innovations, Rural Development and Globalization Processes…
The Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference 2020 will take place on October 28-29, 2020 in Bishkek

The 6th annual Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference is scheduled to take place during Oct 28-29, 2020 in Bishkek. The call for papers…
The fifth annual Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference concluded in Bishkek

The Fifth Annual Life in Kyrgyzstan (LiK) conference brought together over 100 participants from 10 countries, and served as an open and…
LiK 2016 data are posted for public use

Starting October 22, 2019 the data from the fifth wave of LiK Study (2016) are available publicly at IZA Research Data Center…
The 6th wave of the Life in Kyrgyzstan Study conducted in Fall 2019

The 6th wave of the LiK Study (2019) is being conducted by the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), located…
New article on Gender Earnings Inequality and Wage Policy in Kyrgyzstan published in Comparative Economic Studies

A paper by Kathryn Anderson and Damir Esenaliev titled “Gender Earnings Inequality and Wage Policy: Teachers, Health Care, and Social Workers in…
Call for Papers and Sessions on Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference 2019

Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia (UCA), Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ), International…
Call for Papers on Social Protection in Contexts of Fragility and Forced Displacement

This call for papers aims to assemble high quality papers that will increase our understanding of: 1) the role of social protection…
Call for Applications: Summer School on Social Cohesion 2017

The Summer School on Social Cohesion: Concept, Implementation and Impact Evaluation is a capacity-building initiative for researchers, practitioners and policymakers in Kyrgyzstan and Central…
“Life in Kyrgyzstan” Session at the World Congress of Comparative Economics, Rome

A panel session on "Life in Kyrgyzstan" was included in the programme of the World Congress of Comparative Economics to be held in Rome…
“Life in Kyrgyzstan” Summer School

ISDC, the Institute of Public Policy and Administration of the University of Central Asia (UCA), SIPRI, the United Nations University Maastricht Economic…