The scaling-up of microfinance in Bangladesh: determinants, impact, and lessons
In: Policy research working paper 3398
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In: Policy research working paper 3398
In: IDS bulletin: transforming development knowledge, Band 29, Heft 4, S. 59-65
ISSN: 1759-5436
In: IDS bulletin, Band 29, Heft 4, S. 59-65
ISSN: 0265-5012, 0308-5872
In: Bangladesh development series paper no. 11
In: The journal of developing areas, Band 47, Heft 1, S. 281-302
ISSN: 1548-2278
The paper assesses the costs and household level benefits of migrating overseas from Bangladesh. We survey households who have had overseas migrants to assess their characteristics compared to non-migrants. We 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 to address household level selection bias, the paper finds that overseas migration conveys substantial benefits to families as measured by household consumption, use of modern agricultural inputs, and the level of household savings. We also offer some possible policy directions to strengthen the returns from migration as well as reduce some of the costs.
In: World development: the multi-disciplinary international journal devoted to the study and promotion of world development, Band 40, Heft 11, S. 2302-2317
In: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 5548
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In: What Works for the Poorest?, S. 23-44
In: Economic Development and Cultural Change, Band 50, Heft 4, S. 773-792
ISSN: 1539-2988
In: Development Outreach, Band 10, Heft 3, S. 6-12
In: Postcrisis Growth and Development, S. 383-438