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  1. Remittances and household welfare
    a case study of Bangladesh
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines

    This paper examines the impacts of international remittances on household consumption expenditure and poverty in Bangladesh using computable general equilibrium modeling of the Bangladesh economy and microeconometric analysis at the household level.... more

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    This paper examines the impacts of international remittances on household consumption expenditure and poverty in Bangladesh using computable general equilibrium modeling of the Bangladesh economy and microeconometric analysis at the household level. The former assesses the economic effects and distributional implications of remittances at the macro, sectoral, and household group levels, while the latter shows the association between remittances and household consumption expenditure, including poverty status. The first results show that remittances have positive effects on the economy and reduce poverty. It is estimated that 1.7 out of the 9 percentage point reduction in the headcount ratio during 2000-2005 was due to the growth in remittances. A closer look at the household level further reveals the positive and significant impacts of remittances on the household's food and housing-related expenditures. The impacts on education and health expenditures are also positive but insignificant. Moreover, the logit regression results suggest that the probability of the household becoming poor decreases by 5.9% if it receives remittances, which further confirms the positive impact of remittances. Given that migration and remittances also bring costs to the society, the study findings call for policies to maximize their benefits. This includes attracting more remittances through formal channels and increasing their productive use.

     
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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Book
    Format: Online
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    hdl: 10419/109362
    hdl: 11540/1840
    Series: ADB economics working paper series ; 189
    Subjects: International migration and remittances; Household welfare; Poverty; CGE Model; Microeconometrics; Bangladesh
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  2. Remittances and household welfare
    a case study of Pakistan
    Author: Ahmed, Vaqar
    Published: 2010
    Publisher:  Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines

    This paper examines the impact of remittances on economy and household welfare in Pakistan by using a general equilibrium framework and microeconometric analysis. The first approach is to highlight the macroeconomic and sectoral effects of a... more

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    Fachinformationsverbund Internationale Beziehungen und Länderkunde
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    This paper examines the impact of remittances on economy and household welfare in Pakistan by using a general equilibrium framework and microeconometric analysis. The first approach is to highlight the macroeconomic and sectoral effects of a reduction in remittances, while the second is to show how remittances decrease the probability of being poor and affect the household consumption expenditure and hence poverty. The findings suggest that reduction in remittances will reduce gross domestic product, investment, and household consumption, which in turn will increase poverty. On the other hand, the probability of households becoming poor decreases by 12.7% if they receive remittances. The poverty headcount ratio and Gini coefficient decline by 7.8% and 4.8%, respectively, for household-receiving remittances. Given the important role of remittance, the key challenge for the government is to provide incentives to attract more remittances sent through formal channels and ensure their productive use.

     
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    Language: English
    Media type: Book
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    hdl: 11540/1536
    Series: ADB Economics Working Paper Series ; No. 194
    Subjects: Rücküberweisungen; Haushaltseinkommen; Soziale Lage; Privater Haushalt; Philippinen; Einwanderer; Überweisung; Wirkung; Auswirkung; Haushalt; Verbrauch; Bruttoinlandsprodukt; International Migration and Remittances; Household Welfare; Poverty; Inequality; CGE Model; Microeconometrics; Pakistan
    Scope: V,41 S.