Why this expertise matters today

Labor migration and remittances shape economic resilience, household welfare, and local development across many emerging economies. As global mobility patterns evolve—driven by economic shocks, geopolitical changes, and demographic pressures—the interactions between labor markets, migrant behavior, and remittance flows become even more critical. Understanding these dynamics helps governments and development institutions design effective employment policies, align skills with market needs, support returning migrants, and channel remittances into productive investment. This expertise is essential for addressing labor shortages, improving income stability, and promoting inclusive economic transformation.

Why our firm values this expertise

Alpha Plus Consulting has developed strong capabilities in analyzing labor markets and remittances through research that examines migrant motivations, financial behavior, saving patterns, and investment potential. Our team has conducted fieldwork in both origin and destination countries, designed surveys for migrant populations, analyzed remittance channels, and assessed opportunities for leveraging remittances for local development. This work has enabled us to provide evidence-based recommendations to governments, financial institutions, and international organizations seeking to strengthen the developmental impact of migration.

Selected projects

Our firm's expertise is based on many-year experience. Specifically, this particular expertise has been applied and successfully in the following selected projects:

Migrants’ Savings and Investment Options Study – World Bank
Study on migrant behavior, remittances, and opportunities to direct savings toward productive investments in Armenia.

Survey of 1500 Labor Migrants in Russia and Their Households in Armenia – IFAD
Large-scale migrant labor survey covering savings, remittances, investment constraints, and migrant financial behavior.

Survey of Remittance Receivers (8000 households) – World Bank & Central Bank of Armenia
Nationwide survey identifying remittance recipients, channels, unregistered transfer organizations, and remittance patterns.

Survey of Remittance-Backed Savings & Investments – ILO
Study of 1000 households on savings and investment potential of migrants and mechanisms to leverage remittances.

Migrant Remittances to Tajikistan: Savings & Investment Potential – ILO
Analysis of remittance-backed financial products, migrant saving behavior, and development impacts in Tajikistan.

ational Human Development Report (Migration and Remittances Section) – UNDP
Policy-oriented analysis of migration patterns, remittances, and their socio-economic impacts in Armenia.