Over the last few decades, Uzbekistan's remarkable economic growth has been largely fueled by resource extraction and … the sectors. Like the rest of Central Asia, Uzbekistan is also highly vulnerable to climate change. Recently, many regions … in Uzbekistan, including Tashkent, experienced an unprecedented sand and dust storm, the worst in 150 years of recorded …

"This paper examines how households trade off migration and savings when subject to exogenous violence. The authors … migration decision has been taken, savings can increase as a function of violence to ensure a minimum bundle to carry. Empirical …

rely solely on household savings for purchasing a house. These findings underscore the urgent need to improve savings …

. The study was funded by the Bank's Research Support Budget under the research project "Contractual Savings Institutions …