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Who migrates overseas and is it worth their while ? an assessment of household survey data from Bangladesh

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  • Sharma, Manohar
  • Zaman, Hassan

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The paper assesses the costs and household level benefits of migrating overseas from Bangladesh. The authors survey households who have had overseas migrants to assess their characteristics compared to non-migrants. They also compute various types of migration and remittance related transaction costs and discuss the channels by which overseas migration is financed, remittances sent and the constraints faced by the poorest. Using the Propensity Score Matching method, the paper finds that overseas migration conveys substantial benefits to families as measured by household consumption, use of modern agricultural inputs, and level of household savings. The authors also offer some possible policy directions to strengthen the returns from migration as well as reduce some of the costs.

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  • Sharma, Manohar & Zaman, Hassan, 2009. "Who migrates overseas and is it worth their while ? an assessment of household survey data from Bangladesh," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5018, The World Bank.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:wbrwps:5018
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    1. Raaj Kishore Biswas & Enamul Kabir & Hafiz T. A. Khan, 2019. "Causes of Urban Migration in Bangladesh: Evidence from the Urban Health Survey," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 38(4), pages 593-614, August.
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    3. Mohisn Javed & Masood Sarwar Awan & Muhammad Waqas, 2017. "International Migration, Remittances Inflow and Household Welfare: An Intra Village Comparison from Pakistan," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 130(2), pages 779-797, January.
    4. Khan, Adnan, 2020. "A Bibliography Search on International Migration and Remittances Literature during the period of 1971-2020: A Case of Bangladesh," MPRA Paper 108143, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2020.
    5. Sanjaya DeSilva, 2013. "Long-Term Benefits from Temporary Migration: Does the Gender of the Migrant Matter?," Economics Working Paper Archive wp_756, Levy Economics Institute.
    6. Md. Hashibul Hassan & Lubna Jebin, 2018. "Comparative Capability of Migrant and Non-Migrant Households: Evidence from Rural Bangladesh," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 8(5), pages 618-640, May.
    7. Mekonnen Beyene, Berhe, 2011. "Determinants of Internal and International Migration in Ethiopia," Memorandum 24/2011, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
    8. Das, Narayan & de Janvry, Alain & Mahmood, Sakib & Sadoulet, Elisabeth, 2014. "Migration as a risky enterprise: A diagnostic for Bangladesh," Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley, Working Paper Series qt6574658k, Department of Agricultural & Resource Economics, UC Berkeley.
    9. Masood Sarwar Awan & Mohsin Javed & Muhammad Waqas, 2015. "Migration, Remittances, and Household Welfare: Evidence from Pakistan," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 20(1), pages 47-69, Jan-June.
    10. Mohammad Salahuddin & Jeff Gow, 2015. "The relationship between economic growth and remittances in the presence of cross-sectional dependence," Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, College of Business, vol. 49(1), pages 207-221, January-M.
    11. World Bank, 2016. "Bangladesh Social Protection and Labor Review," World Bank Publications - Reports 25265, The World Bank Group.
    12. Sk. Mahmudul Alam, Mahmud, 2012. "Microfinance institutions will be an important instrument to earn more remittance, send remittance and utilize remittance in Bangladesh," MPRA Paper 36459, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 14 Feb 2012.
    13. Zaman, Hassan & Narayan , Ambar & Kotikula, Aphichoke, 2012. "Are Bangladesh's Recent Gains in Poverty Reduction Different from the Past?," Bangladesh Development Studies, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS), vol. 35(1), pages 1-26, March.
    14. Masood Sarwar Awan & Mohsin Javed & Muhammad Waqas, 2015. "Migration, Remittances, and Household Welfare: Evidence from Pakistan," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 20(1), pages 47-69, Jan-June.
    15. Dilip Ratha & Sanket Mohapatra, 2011. "Preliminary Estimates of Diaspora Savings," World Bank Publications - Reports 10902, The World Bank Group.

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    Population Policies; Access to Finance; Remittances; Banks&Banking Reform; Debt Markets;
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