Does migration matter for household welfare in Bangladesh?

Ahmed, MF

doi:10.1080/21632324.2020.1812326

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“…In every matching method, the ATT of both total food and non-food expenditures in the treatment group is found positive and significant, which signifies on an average expenditure on both food and non-food of a returnee household is on an average 4,000 Tk and 15,000 Tk more than those households who are not returnee migrant. So, remittance inflow significantly improves the consumption patterns of food and non-food items of the treatment group respondents than the control group, which is aligned with (Ahmed, 2022;Cuong & Linh, 2018;Wadood & Hossain, 2017) . A detailed picture of the non-food expenditures is obtained through the section analysis of those expenditure categories.…”

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confidence: 78%

International Remittances and Household Expenditure Patterns in Bangladesh

Dey,

Ahmed

2024

The Indian Economic Journal

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The study endeavours to investigate how the transfers of international remittances influence the expenditure behaviour of returnee migrant families in Bangladesh. The primary data were collected using the multi-stage stratified random sampling technique through a structured questionnaire from Tangail and Comilla on several expenditure characteristics of migrants. Propensity score matching (PSM) method is employed to assess the impact of remittances on expenditure patterns of returnee migrant households through the estimation of average treatment effects on the treated. The PSM technique has allowed us to evaluate the impact of remittances on several expenditure categories such as food, non-food, education, medical and so on. The study findings divulge that remittances exhibit a significant and positive impact on poverty reduction since they have contributed a lot in terms of income generation and increment of consumption expenditures. Moreover, compared to non-migrant families, migrant families are more exposed to positive behavioural transformations because of their spending on productive investments like non-durable goods, education and health care. Therefore, the findings underline the optimistic view of migration and development theory that foreign remittances support to increase the investments both in the physical and human capital of migrant families as well as to improve the wellbeing of Bangladeshi people. JEL Codes: D10, F24, O15

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confidence: 78%

International Remittances and Household Expenditure Patterns in Bangladesh

Dey,

Ahmed

2024

The Indian Economic Journal

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“…The most common factor driving migration is earning more income for the family, consequently, the standard of living and the wealth of households improve. A household can afford to spend more money and change its usual consumption bundles (Ahmed, 2020). Migration benefits the financial position of migrant households -they are more income advantageous than their non-migrant counterparts (Sikder & Higgins, 2016).…”

Section: Migration and Household Standardsmentioning

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The Role of Migration in Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment: Evidence from Nigeria

Kan,

Mukhopadhyay

2022

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The research examines the relationship between the migration of men and the empowerment of women who remain in the households. The study looks at Nigeria – a Sub-Saharan African country with the highest migration outflows and prevalent gender inequality. The core research question is to examine whether the migration of men affects the entrepreneurship and empowerment of Nigerian women. For the purpose of this study, private entrepreneurship will state the employment status of women from both migrant and non-migrant households while the amount of housework and degree of decision-making power will constitute empowerment. The data is obtained from Nigerian General Household Survey 2018-2019. The sample used in the current analysis consists of 12,199 women, 15 years and older. The Ordinary Least Squares model is applied to assess the changes men’s migration might bring to housework of women who remain in the household. Logit regression addresses the entrepreneurship and decision-making power of Nigerian women. Probit regression serves as a robustness check for Logit, and as a separate econometric model. The findings generally support the pre-experiment expectations: migration of men decreases the amount of housework of Nigerian women, encourages them to run businesses, but reduces their decision-making power.

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Investigating the Role of Migration on Household Wellbeing: A Study in an Emerging Market

Swain,

Paul,

Kumar

et al. 2024

Glob Bus Org Exc

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This study aims to investigate the impact of internal migration on household wellbeing, measured using a multidimensional wellbeing index (MWI). Utilizing the Alkire–Foster methodology, we conceptualize MWI to encompass the following five broad dimensions: education, health, income and employment, standard of living, and inclusion. The study is based on household‐level primary data collected from the Indian state of Jharkhand using a multistage stratified sampling method. Data were analyzed using probit regression with MWI as a dependent variable. Our findings suggest that (i) internal migration has a positive association with households' wellbeing and (ii) the inflow of remittances significantly contributes to increasing the total household income of migrant families, which positively impacts household wellbeing.

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Does migration matter for household welfare in Bangladesh?

Cited by 7 publications

References 41 publications

International Remittances and Household Expenditure Patterns in Bangladesh

International Remittances and Household Expenditure Patterns in Bangladesh

The Role of Migration in Women Entrepreneurship and Empowerment: Evidence from Nigeria

Investigating the Role of Migration on Household Wellbeing: A Study in an Emerging Market

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