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The changing landscape of international migration: evidence from rural households in Bangladesh, 2000–2014

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  • Aiko Kikkawa
  • Keijiro Otsuka

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Evidence suggests that the poor cannot readily take part in overseas employment, largely because of high placement costs and poor access to job information. Using unique data on rural households in Bangladesh for 2000, 2008 and 2014, this study explores the socioeconomic characteristics of households which decide to send family members to work abroad and evaluates their changes over time. Analysis shows that the education of household members, asset holdings and social networks have been positive correlates of migration, particularly in the past. More recently, however, less educated and poorer households with weak social networks have begun taking part slowly as entry barriers have decreased. The possible causes for such change include the strong presence of recruitment agencies, persistent demand for low-skilled workers in major destination countries, growing domestic labor demand favoring educated workers, and better access to non-collateral loans and grants to finance migration.

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  • Aiko Kikkawa & Keijiro Otsuka, 2020. "The changing landscape of international migration: evidence from rural households in Bangladesh, 2000–2014," Oxford Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(3), pages 222-239, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:oxdevs:v:48:y:2020:i:3:p:222-239
    DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2020.1790509
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    1. Shahidul Islam & Subhadip Ghosh & Mohua Podder, 2022. "Fifty years of agricultural development in Bangladesh: a comparison with India and Pakistan," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 2(7), pages 1-41, July.
    2. Md. Alamgir Hossain & Mohammad Abdul Malek & Zhengfei Yu, 2023. "Impact of Rural Credit on Household Welfare: Evidence from a Long-Term Panel in Bangladesh," Asian Development Review (ADR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 40(02), pages 363-397, September.
    3. Mohammad Abdul Malek & Aiko Kikkawa & Abul Kalam Azad & Yasuyuki Sawada, 2022. "Rural Development in Bangladesh Over Four Decades: Findings from Mahabub Hossain Panel Data and the Way Forward," ADBI Working Papers 1350, Asian Development Bank Institute.
    4. Satoshi Shimizutani & Eiji Yamada, 2023. "Transformation of international migrants in head wind: Evidence from Tajikistan in the 2010s," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 27(1), pages 525-549, February.

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