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This article examines the socio-economic determinant of temporary labour migration in Jharkhand. The study uses primary data collected from 12 villages in the western region of Jharkhand. We have used logistic regression model to find out the socio-economic determinant of migration by setting, individual ( n = 4,241) and households ( n = 781). The regression results show that temporary migration is basically from poor households, and migrants are basically male, young and form Scheduled Caste community. Here, landholding and Monthly Per capita Consumption Expenditure (MPCE) have been taken as the indicator of poverty. We find that there is significant and negative relationship between land owned and migration, that is, the more the land owned, the less the household is likely to migrate. Further, we find that higher the MPCE, lesser the induvial is likely to migrate. Poverty, lack of sufficient means of subsistence, unequal distribution of landholding to meet household expenditure, availability of employment opportunities and loan are the main causes of temporary migration. Since temporary labour migration is very large, it needs to be given high priority with specific policy interventions.

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This study examines the effect of foreign direct investment (FDI) on economic growth in Bangladesh and India. The study also identifies the motivating factors and problems of FDI inflows in Bangladesh and India. We employ bivariate regression, ordinary least squares (OLS), and Granger causality estimation to examine the effect of FDI on GDP growth in Bangladesh and India using data for the period 1974-2014. The bivariate regression results find that FDI is positively correlated with GDP growth and have positive effect on economic growth for both countries. The regression results indicate that FDI is positively correlated to the economic growth of Bangladesh but it has not yet been established as a significant determining factor for the economic growth. On the other hand, the result indicates that FDI is negatively correlated to the economic growth in India and it has not yet been established as a significant determining factor for the economic growth. It cannot be said that FDI has a positive or negative impact on economic growth both the countries. We conclude that the effect of FDI on economic growth is ambiguous for both India and Bangladesh.