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...

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Main Authors:	Sharma, Manohar, Zaman, Hassan
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
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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Who Migrates Overseas and Is It Worth Their While? An Assessment of Household Survey Data from Bangladesh

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