Dergiler / Reforma / 2014 / Sayı: 64
REMITTANCES AND EMPLOYMENT YOUTH IN KYRGYZSTAN
- Dergi
- Reforma
- Sayı
- 2014 · Sayı: 64
- Sayfa
- 15–20
- DOI
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Özet
Since the independence Kyrgyzstan have experienced social and economic issues, such as poverty and unemployment. This caused mass migration of labor force and now Kyrgyzstan receives about remittances that account for 30% of GDP. This paper aims to analyse remittances impact on employment, in particularly of youth population. Results of multinomial logit model estimations show that migrants’ remittances increases probability of choice being unemployed and home worker among youth population.
Abstract
Since the independence Kyrgyzstan have experienced social and economic issues, such as poverty and unemployment. This caused mass migration of labor force and now Kyrgyzstan receives about remittances that account for 30% of GDP. This paper aims to analyse remittances impact on employment, in particularly of youth population. Results of multinomial logit model estimations show that migrants’ remittances increases probability of choice being unemployed and home worker among youth population.