Who migrates overseas and is it worth their while ? an assessment of household survey data from Bangladesh (English)

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...

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Sharma,Manohar;

Zaman,Hassan;
Document Date
2009/08/01
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS5018
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Bangladesh,
Region
South Asia,
Disclosure Date
2010/07/01
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Who migrates overseas and is it worth their while ? an assessment of household survey data from Bangladesh
Keywords
migrant

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Sharma,Manohar; Zaman,Hassan.

Who migrates overseas and is it worth their while ? an assessment of household survey data from Bangladesh (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5018 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/262771468002666471

Who migrates overseas and is it worth their while ? an assessment of household survey data from Bangladesh (English)

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