Are Remittances Good for Your Health? Remittances and Nepal’s National Healthcare Policy

Chezum, Brian; Bansak, Cynthia; Giri, Animesh

doi:10.1057/s41302-018-0106-9

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“…To the extent that this occurs, significant improvements in healthcare and health infrastructure may dampen the effect of remittances on child survival. Recalling the findings of Chezum et al (2018), the impact of remittances on medical spending in Nepal were found to be stronger in districts with low HDI. Another explanation, however, may be that developing countries with the lowest mortality rates face a lower proportion of preventable and communicable diseases.…”

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confidence: 54%

“…For instance, remittances may be more effective in countries with higher mortality rates to the extent that more remittances are used for health care as a response to health sector deficiencies. Chezum et al (2018) find that remittances have a greater impact on medical spending in districts with lower human development in Nepal, compared to those with higher human development. Alternatively, remittances may be more effective in countries with lower mortality rates to the extent that a robust health system facilitates the benefits of remittance spending on health care.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…This may occur if health is considered a normal good for households. Much of the micro-evidence shows that remittances are associated with higher private health expenditure and increased utilization of health care services (Amuedo-Dorantes & Pozo, 2011; Atake, 2018; Berloffa & Giunti, 2019; Chezum et al, 2018; Frank et al, 2009; Kan, 2021; Kapri & Jha, 2020; Petreski et al, 2018; Ponce et al, 2011). Kakhkharov et al (2021), however, finds that remittances reduce health spending in Uzbekistan, suggesting this supports the view that remittances are channeled to consumer goods.…”

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How Do Remittances Affect Child Mortality at Different Levels of Mortality? Estimating Unconditional Quantile Treatment Effects on Three Leading Causes of Child Mortality

Deonanan,

Ramkissoon

2024

Sage Open

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There is an emerging view that remittances improve health outcomes in developing countries, though less is known about the conditions under which they may be effective. This study investigates whether and how the impact of remittances on child mortality depends on the level of mortality itself. Using a sample of 134 developing countries over the period 1990 to 2018, we estimate unconditional quantile treatment effects with an endogenous treatment variable, on aggregate child mortality and the three leading cause-specific child mortality rates: mortality from neonatal disorders, lower respiratory infections, and diarrheal diseases. We find that the impact of remittances differs systematically across the mortality distribution and across mortality indicators. Remittances appear less effective at reducing child mortality at the lowest and highest mortality rates than at the average.

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confidence: 54%

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How Do Remittances Affect Child Mortality at Different Levels of Mortality? Estimating Unconditional Quantile Treatment Effects on Three Leading Causes of Child Mortality

Deonanan,

Ramkissoon

2024

Sage Open

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“…The ordinary least squares (OLS) and instrumental variables (IV) analysis method was used for the empirical data analysis and they concluded that remittance enhanced the household consumptions and contributed to the human capital investment as education expenditure. Chezum, Bansak and Giri (2018) examined the relationship of remittances and healthcare services usage in Nepal and concluded that the remittance income led to increased expenditures on high priced medical care. Likewise Thagunna and Acharya (2013) concluded that remittance had more causality on the consumption pattern as well as the import pattern, and less on investments.…”

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The Impact of Remittance on Consumption and Investment: A Case of Province Five of Nepal

Dhakal¹,

Oli

2020

Quest J. Mgt Soc. Sci.

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Background: Remittance remains a key source of external resource flows for developing countries. Remittance inflows are the addition of migrant remittance inflow and compensation of employees which include current transfers by migrant workers, with wages and salaries earned by non-resident workers. Remittance is an essential aspect of leveraging remittance to promote economic development. In the context of Nepal, remittance recipient households tend to spend more on consumption, health and education as compared to remittance non-receiving households. Objective: This study examines the impact of remittances on the consumption and investment in the context of province five of Nepal. Methods: This study is based on primary sources of data with 570 observations. The primary survey was used to extract the information from the respondents regarding the remittance amount, consumption and investment of individual household from the families of Rupandehi, Dang and Rolpa districts of Nepal whose family member has been working out of country. The regression models are estimated to test the significance and impact of remittances on the investment and consumption. Consumption and investment are the dependent variables. The independent variables are remittance, annual domestic income, household size, family residential area and level of education. Results: The results show that there is a positive relationship between remittances and consumption. This indicates that higher the amount of money inflow as a remittance, higher would be the consumption. Similarly, there is positive relationship domestic income and consumption which indicates that higher the level of domestic income, higher would be the consumption. Likewise, there is a positive relationship between household size and consumption. It indicates that larger the members in a family, higher would be the consumption. The result also reveals that there is a positive relationship between level of education and consumption. It indicates that higher the level of education, higher would be the consumption. Conclusion: Remittance has been leading to the consumption and investment behavior of rural household in province five. Remittance followed by family size is the most influencing factors that explain the changes in consumption and investment of families in province five of Nepal. Implication: This study can be useful to concerned authorities for further planning of proper investment of remittance.

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“…On the other hand, the regions facing intense unrest may catch up as remittances are directed to fuel investment in human and other forms of capital. Bansak and Chezum (); Bansak, Chezum, and Giri (); Chezum, Bansak, and Giri () find evidence that Nepali households use remittances to invest in education as well as in healthcare, but the long‐run consequences are unknown and these studies have found considerable heterogeneity by gender, types of remittances, and the complementaries (or lack thereof) of government services. Thus, ultimately whether these sectoral shifts are temporary or permanent will remain an empirical question.…”

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Nepal's civil war and the changing sources of income: The role of sectoral shifts and remittances in mitigation and recovery

Bansak

Chezum

2019

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Given the increased worldwide unrest and a large number of displaced individuals, understanding the economic impacts of civil war has been the subject of growing attention by academics and policymakers. The 10‐year civil war in Nepal from 1996 to 2006 provides an opportunity to assess the impact of civil unrest on income sources and remittance patterns. In this study, we examine the changes in household income generating processes over the period of the Nepali civilwar. Using survey data from the Nepal Living Standards Survey (NLSS) in 1995/1996 and 2010/2011, we observe household income and remittance patterns before and after the civil war. Specifically, we employ a difference‐in‐difference estimator that focuses on the heterogeneity in civil unrest within Nepal to examine how the civil war impacted the sources of household income. Within the context of a slower growth rate of income after the revolution for those in the hardest hit districts, we find that there was also a change in the composition of income sources. In particular, our results suggest that there was a shift from a reliance on wages in the nonagricultural sector to wages in the agricultural sector; that there was a shift from external remittances to internal remittances; and finally that home production—the market value of items produced and consumed within the household—may be taking the place of income in regions hit by unrest. “People living in zones of war are maimed, killed, and see their property destroyed. They may be displaced or prevented from attending school or earning a living. To the extent that these costs are borne unequally across groups, the conflict could intensify economic inequality as well as poverty. The destruction (and deferred accumulation) of both human and physical capital also hinder macroeconomic performance, combining with any effects of war on institutions and technology to impact national income growth. Understanding the economic legacies of conflict is important to the design of post‐conflict recovery” (Blattman & Miguel, 2010).

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Are Remittances Good for Your Health? Remittances and Nepal’s National Healthcare Policy

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

How Do Remittances Affect Child Mortality at Different Levels of Mortality? Estimating Unconditional Quantile Treatment Effects on Three Leading Causes of Child Mortality

How Do Remittances Affect Child Mortality at Different Levels of Mortality? Estimating Unconditional Quantile Treatment Effects on Three Leading Causes of Child Mortality

The Impact of Remittance on Consumption and Investment: A Case of Province Five of Nepal

Nepal's civil war and the changing sources of income: The role of sectoral shifts and remittances in mitigation and recovery

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