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

Sharma, Manohar; Zaman, Hassan

dc.creator	Sharma, Manohar
dc.creator	Zaman, Hassan
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:11:53Z
dc.date	2012-03-19T19:11:53Z
dc.date	2009-08-01
dc.date.accessioned	2023-02-18T19:36:47Z
dc.date.available	2023-02-18T19:36:47Z
dc.identifier	http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20090812085643
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4210
dc.identifier.uri	http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/249710
dc.description	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.
dc.language	English
dc.relation	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5018
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rights	World Bank
dc.subject	ACCESS TO CREDIT
dc.subject	ACCOUNT TRANSFER
dc.subject	ACCOUNTING
dc.subject	ASSET ACCUMULATION
dc.subject	AVERAGE REMITTANCE
dc.subject	AVERAGE REMITTANCE SIZE
dc.subject	BANK ACCOUNT
dc.subject	BANK ACCOUNTS
dc.subject	BANK BRANCH
dc.subject	BANK DRAFT
dc.subject	BANKING SYSTEM
dc.subject	BASIC EDUCATION
dc.subject	BENEFITS OF MIGRATION
dc.subject	BORROWING
dc.subject	BUDGET CONSTRAINT
dc.subject	BUSINESS OWNERS
dc.subject	CAPITA INCOME
dc.subject	CAPITAL INVESTMENTS
dc.subject	CASH RESERVES
dc.subject	CHILD LABOR
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL BANKS
dc.subject	COMMERCIAL LENDER
dc.subject	CONSUMER DURABLES
dc.subject	COST OF LIVING
dc.subject	CULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
dc.subject	DEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE
dc.subject	DEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subject	DESTINATION COUNTRY
dc.subject	DIRECT DEPOSIT
dc.subject	DISTRIBUTION OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	DUMMY VARIABLE
dc.subject	EARNINGS
dc.subject	ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject	EDUCATION LEVEL
dc.subject	EDUCATION LEVELS
dc.subject	EMPLOYER
dc.subject	EMPLOYMENT
dc.subject	EXPENDITURE
dc.subject	EXPENDITURES
dc.subject	FAMILIES
dc.subject	FAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	FINANCIAL MARKET
dc.subject	GLOBALIZATION
dc.subject	HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD DYNAMICS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SAVINGS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subject	HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subject	HOUSING
dc.subject	HUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subject	IMMIGRANTS
dc.subject	IMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subject	IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	IMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subject	IMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subject	INDEBTEDNESS
dc.subject	INFLATION
dc.subject	INFORMAL CHANNELS
dc.subject	INFORMAL TRANSFER
dc.subject	INFORMATION ASYMMETRIES
dc.subject	INFORMATION SERVICES
dc.subject	INFORMED CHOICES
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL BANK
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRANT
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subject	INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCES
dc.subject	JOB TRAINING
dc.subject	LABOR MARKET
dc.subject	LABOR MARKETS
dc.subject	LAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subject	LANDOWNERS
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY CONSTRAINTS
dc.subject	LIQUIDITY POSITION
dc.subject	LOAN
dc.subject	LOAN SIZES
dc.subject	LOANS FROM FRIENDS
dc.subject	MEAT
dc.subject	MICRO-FINANCE
dc.subject	MICRO-FINANCE INSTITUTIONS
dc.subject	MIGRANT
dc.subject	MIGRANT FAMILIES
dc.subject	MIGRANT FAMILY
dc.subject	MIGRANT WORKER
dc.subject	MIGRANT WORKER REMITTANCES
dc.subject	MIGRANT WORKERS
dc.subject	MIGRANTS
dc.subject	MIGRATION
dc.subject	MIGRATION PROCESS
dc.subject	MONEY TRANSFER
dc.subject	MONEY TRANSFER COMPANIES
dc.subject	MONEY TRANSFER COMPANY
dc.subject	MORAL HAZARD
dc.subject	NEGATIVE SHOCKS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subject	OUTSTANDING DEBT
dc.subject	OUTSTANDING LOAN
dc.subject	OUTSTANDING LOANS
dc.subject	OVERSEAS MIGRANTS
dc.subject	OVERSEAS MIGRATION
dc.subject	POLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subject	POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subject	POOR ACCESS
dc.subject	POPULATION RESEARCH
dc.subject	POTENTIAL MIGRANTS
dc.subject	POVERTY REDUCTION
dc.subject	PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subject	PROGRESS
dc.subject	RECEIPT
dc.subject	RECEIPTS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE
dc.subject	REMITTANCE CHANNELS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE FLOWS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE IMPACT
dc.subject	REMITTANCE RECEIPTS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE RECEIVING
dc.subject	REMITTANCE RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE RECIPIENTS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE SERVICE
dc.subject	REMITTANCE SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE SERVICES
dc.subject	REMITTANCE TRANSACTIONS
dc.subject	REMITTANCE TRANSFER
dc.subject	REMITTANCE-RECEIVING HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subject	REMITTANCES
dc.subject	REPAYMENT
dc.subject	RETURNEE
dc.subject	RETURNS
dc.subject	RISK PROFILE
dc.subject	RURAL AREAS
dc.subject	RURAL ASSET
dc.subject	SAVINGS
dc.subject	SEND MONEY
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDER
dc.subject	SERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subject	SOCIAL CAPITAL
dc.subject	SOURCES OF FINANCE
dc.subject	SPOUSE
dc.subject	TEMPORARY MIGRATION
dc.subject	TEMPORARY WORKERS
dc.subject	TRANSACTION
dc.subject	TRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subject	TRANSACTIONS COSTS
dc.subject	TRANSFER CHANNELS
dc.subject	TRANSITORY INCOME
dc.subject	TV
dc.subject	UNION
dc.subject	UNIONS
dc.subject	URBAN AREA
dc.subject	URBAN AREAS
dc.subject	URBAN CENTERS
dc.subject	VILLAGE
dc.subject	VILLAGES
dc.subject	WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
dc.subject	WOMEN MIGRANTS
dc.title	Who Migrates Overseas and Is It Worth Their While? An Assessment of Household Survey Data from Bangladesh
dc.type	Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	South Asia
dc.coverage	Asia
dc.coverage	Bangladesh