Who Migrates Overseas and Is It Worth Their While? An Assessment of Household Survey Data from Bangladesh

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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Main Authors:	Sharma, Manohar, Zaman, Hassan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	2009-08-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CREDIT, ACCOUNT TRANSFER, ACCOUNTING, ASSET ACCUMULATION, AVERAGE REMITTANCE, AVERAGE REMITTANCE SIZE, BANK ACCOUNT, BANK ACCOUNTS, BANK BRANCH, BANK DRAFT, BANKING SYSTEM, BASIC EDUCATION, BENEFITS OF MIGRATION, BORROWING, BUDGET CONSTRAINT, BUSINESS OWNERS, CAPITA INCOME, CAPITAL INVESTMENTS, CASH RESERVES, CHILD LABOR, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMMERCIAL LENDER, CONSUMER DURABLES, COST OF LIVING, CULTURAL CHANGE, DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE, DEPENDENCY RATIO, DESTINATION COUNTRY, DIRECT DEPOSIT, DISTRIBUTION OF REMITTANCES, DUMMY VARIABLE, EARNINGS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, EDUCATION LEVEL, EDUCATION LEVELS, EMPLOYER, EMPLOYMENT, EXPENDITURE, EXPENDITURES, FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL MARKET, GLOBALIZATION, HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD, HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS, HOUSEHOLD INCOME, HOUSEHOLD INCOMES, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HOUSEHOLD WELFARE, HOUSING, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMMIGRANTS, IMPACT OF MIGRATION, IMPACT OF REMITTANCES, IMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES, IMPORTANT POLICY, INDEBTEDNESS, INFLATION, INFORMAL CHANNELS, INFORMAL TRANSFER, INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES, INFORMATION SERVICES, INFORMED CHOICES, INTERNATIONAL BANK, INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT, INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS, INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES, JOB TRAINING, LABOR MARKET, LABOR MARKETS, LAND OWNERSHIP, LANDOWNERS, LIQUIDITY, LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS, LIQUIDITY POSITION, LOAN, LOAN SIZES, LOANS FROM FRIENDS, MEAT, MICRO-FINANCE, MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS, MIGRANT, MIGRANT FAMILIES, MIGRANT FAMILY, MIGRANT WORKER, MIGRANT WORKER REMITTANCES, MIGRANT WORKERS, MIGRANTS, MIGRATION, MIGRATION PROCESS, MONEY TRANSFER, MONEY TRANSFER COMPANIES, MONEY TRANSFER COMPANY, MORAL HAZARD, NEGATIVE SHOCKS, NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, NUMBER OF MIGRANTS, OUTSTANDING DEBT, OUTSTANDING LOAN, OUTSTANDING LOANS, OVERSEAS MIGRANTS, OVERSEAS MIGRATION, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, POLICY RESEARCH, POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER, POOR ACCESS, POPULATION RESEARCH, POTENTIAL MIGRANTS, POVERTY REDUCTION, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PROGRESS, RECEIPT, RECEIPTS, REMITTANCE, REMITTANCE CHANNELS, REMITTANCE FLOWS, REMITTANCE IMPACT, REMITTANCE RECEIPTS, REMITTANCE RECEIVING, REMITTANCE RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS, REMITTANCE RECIPIENTS, REMITTANCE SERVICE, REMITTANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS, REMITTANCE SERVICES, REMITTANCE TRANSACTIONS, REMITTANCE TRANSFER, REMITTANCE-RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS, REMITTANCES, REPAYMENT, RETURNEE, RETURNS, RISK PROFILE, RURAL AREAS, RURAL ASSET, SAVINGS, SEND MONEY, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SOCIAL CAPITAL, SOURCES OF FINANCE, SPOUSE, TEMPORARY MIGRATION, TEMPORARY WORKERS, TRANSACTION, TRANSACTION COSTS, TRANSACTIONS COSTS, TRANSFER CHANNELS, TRANSITORY INCOME, TV, UNION, UNIONS, URBAN AREA, URBAN AREAS, URBAN CENTERS, VILLAGE, VILLAGES, WAGE DIFFERENTIALS, WOMEN MIGRANTS,
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