International remittances and nonfarm entrepreneurship among the left‐behind: Evidence from Nepal

Kharel, Paras; Dávalos, Jorge; Dahal, Kshitiz

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“…As international flows are common in Europe, North and South America, and South Asia, sending remittances back home is a popular option. Scholars from these regions prefer to use remittance as an intermediate concept to study the relationship between migration and investment (Ajefu & Ogebe, 2021; Aslan, 2011; Böhme, 2015; Kharel et al., 2020). While intranational flows are more common in China, fewer remittance studies exist, and return migration thus becomes a more attractive topic.…”

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Return migration, rural household investment decision, and poverty alleviation: Evidence from rural Guangdong, China

Chen

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Growth and Change

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Return migration has been considered advantageous to the productivity of labor and the economic development of origin regions and countries. However, how and why return migrants make their investment decisions and how such processes contribute to poverty alleviation remains unclear. This study evaluated how migration experience influences rural families' choices for productive investments and the underlying mechanism of village poverty alleviation. The result indicates that, when all are given the same monetary budgets, return migrants are more inclined to invest in single agricultural‐related subjects rather than multiple subjects. A concentrated investment implies the investor's intention of expanding the production scale, which can further lead to a more organized, professional agricultural production that can be considered beneficial for community poverty alleviation. Moreover, different approaches of human capital accumulation led to varied capacity growth, among which migration experience effectively enhances the non‐cognitive ability of return migrants. Based on these findings, we suggest that more returnee‐preferential policies, supporting production and organization services should be established to promote agricultural entrepreneurship among the returning groups in poor rural areas.

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Return migration, rural household investment decision, and poverty alleviation: Evidence from rural Guangdong, China

Chen

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Growth and Change

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“…This suggests that among the recipient's huge variation was present in terms of the primary work activity. According to Kharel et al (2022), women tend to reduce their labour supply in non-farm self-employment, while men do not exhibit any significant effect. This gender disparity in response to nonfarm self-employment suggests the presence of underlying socio-cultural factors that influence women's decision-making processes.…”

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Study on Nepalese migrant remittances: usage, gender perspective and remittance methods

Sherpa

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The study aims to shed light on remittance usage types and methods of remittance transfer to Nepalese migrant households. To achieve this, data from the Nepal Living Standards Survey III (NLSS III) was utilized, which comprises a sample size of 5,988 households selected from 499 primary sampling units (PSUs) included in the cross-sectional sample of the NLSS III survey. By analyzing and interpreting this data, the study investigates the allocation and utilization patterns of remittance funds by recipient households. It looks into their expense patterns, occupation types, destination countries, and how gender plays an active role in these dynamics. This study offers valuable insights into gaining a deeper understanding of remittance usage dynamics by comprehensively addressing these research questions. It enhances our knowledge about how Nepalese migrant households utilize their remittances based on gender roles and other factors that influence their decisions. The findings have significant implications for policymakers because they can provide useful information for designing policies that maximize positive impacts on household welfare and economic development. Overall, this research contributes to the existing literature on remittances' effects by utilizing NLSS III data while exploring unique dimensions such as gender and expenditure patterns. Additionally, it highlights targeted interventions that policymakers and financial institutions can implement to enhance the well-being of Nepalese migrant households.

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Does Flow of Remittances Matter for Enhancing the Labor Market Behavior of the Left‐Out Members? A Micro‐Level Analysis in the Context of Rural Jharkhand, India

Swain,

Das,

Paul

2024

Journal of Public Affairs

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In migration and remittance literature, considerable research has been conducted on how remittances impact the labor market behavior of family members left‐out in households with migrants. However, the influence of remittance inflow on these family members left‐out in households with migrants has been uninvestigated. This paper intends to bridge the gap by examining the influence of the flow of remittances on the labor market behavior of family members left‐out in households with migrants in Jharkhand (an Indian state), a major source area of out‐migration for economic reasons. Using cross‐sectional data from 575 households across six districts, we utilize the endogenous switching probit model to analyze the influence of the flow of remittances on the labor market behavior of family members left‐out in households with migrants. The study's findings suggest that (i) remittances exhibit a positive influence on the left‐out members' labor market behavior, and (ii) the likelihood of heads of regular groups engaging in the labor market is high compared to their counterparts in irregular groups. These insights suggest that the regularities in the flow of remittances instill financial confidence among the left‐out members, empowering them to invest in remunerative self‐employed activities, which in turn generates employment opportunities in the rural labor market.

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International remittances and nonfarm entrepreneurship among the left‐behind: Evidence from Nepal

Cited by 4 publications

References 31 publications

Return migration, rural household investment decision, and poverty alleviation: Evidence from rural Guangdong, China

Return migration, rural household investment decision, and poverty alleviation: Evidence from rural Guangdong, China

Study on Nepalese migrant remittances: usage, gender perspective and remittance methods

Does Flow of Remittances Matter for Enhancing the Labor Market Behavior of the Left‐Out Members? A Micro‐Level Analysis in the Context of Rural Jharkhand, India

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