Journal article

Publication year: 2024

Pages: 119-138

Journal: Post-Soviet Affairs

Volume number: 40

Issue number: 2

ISSN: 1060-586X

eISSN: 1938-2855

Open access status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/1060586X.2024.2309822

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Group

Abstract: 
Employing a novel georeferenced household survey enriched with data on precipitation and temperature, this paper examines how rainfall variability affects individual labor supply in Uzbekistan, a highly traditional lower-middle-income country in Central Asia. The findings suggest that rainfall variability induces the reallocation of labor supply: (1) out of agriculture to unemployment, (2) from unemployment to business activities and irregular remunerated activities, and (3) from being out of labor force to unemployment. These effects differ in rural and urban areas and by gender. In addition, active women's involvement in the labor market and household decision-making mediates the impact of rainfall variability on employment choices, especially in rural areas. This implies that traditional gender roles may make households in developing countries more vulnerable to adverse consequences of climate change, while women's empowerment may mitigate such consequences.

Harvard Citation style: Otrachshenko, V., Popova, O. and Alimukhamedova, N. (2024) Rainfall variability and labor allocation in Uzbekistan: the role of women's empowerment, Post-Soviet Affairs, 40(2), pp. 119-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/1060586X.2024.2309822

APA Citation style: Otrachshenko, V., Popova, O., & Alimukhamedova, N. (2024). Rainfall variability and labor allocation in Uzbekistan: the role of women's empowerment. Post-Soviet Affairs. 40(2), 119-138. https://doi.org/10.1080/1060586X.2024.2309822