Life in Kyrgyzstan
The ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Study (LiK Study) is a research-based, open access, multi-topic longitudinal survey of households and individuals in Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia. It tracks the same 3000 households and 8000 individuals over time in all seven Kyrgyz regions (oblasts) and the two cities of Bishkek and Osh. The surveyed households also operate 1500 micro enterprises. The data are representative nationally and at the regional level (East, West, North, South). The Life in Kyrgyzstan Study interviews all adult household members about household demographics, assets, expenditure, migration, employment, agricultural markets, shocks, social networks, subjective well-being, and many other topics. Some of these topics are addressed in each wave while other topics are only addressed in selected waves. The survey was first conducted in the fall of 2010 and it has been repeated four times in 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2016. Professor Tilman Brück is the Principal Investigator of the LiK Study, which is conducted jointly with the Leibniz Institute of Vegetable and Ornamental Crops (IGZ) and the University of Central Asia. The corresponding LiK Conference is held every year in Bishkek, typically in October.
Related Projects
McGovern-Dole Food for Education and Child Nutrition in Kyrgyzstan: Study on Nutritional and Learning Variables, Phase II
An Impact Evaluation of ‘Living Side By Side’ in Kyrgyzstan
Related Publications
Ethnic inequality and forced displacement
Weather shocks across seasons and child health: Evidence from a panel study in the Kyrgyz Republic
Impact evaluation of the Livingsidebyside peacebuilding educational programme in Kyrgyzstan
The World Food Programme’s Contribution to Improving the Prospects for Peace in Kyrgyzstan
ADB Country Diagnostic Study: Kyrgyz Republic: Improving Growth Potential
Return Migration and Self Employment: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
Gender Earnings Inequality and Wage Policy: Teachers, Health Care, and Social Workers in Central Asia
Household survey data for research on well-being and behavior in Central Asia
Post‐socialist transition and intergenerational educational mobility in Kyrgyzstan
Social Cohesion through Community- based Development in Kyrgyzstan
Impact evaluation of the Livingsidebyside peacebuilding educational programme in Kyrgyzstan
The Impact of Job Quality on Wellbeing: Evidence from Kyrgyzstan
The Connection Between Social Cohesion and Personality: A Multilevel Study in the Kyrgyz Republic
Related Events
8th Annual Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference
7th Annual ‘Life in Kyrgyzstan’ Conference
2019 Life in Kyrgyzstan Conference
Related Experts
Philipp Schröder
Eleonora Nillesen
Neil Ferguson
Damir Esenaliev
Tilman Brück