Remittance Micro Determinants and Socioeconomic Impacts: A Household Unit Analysis of Gender Behaviour of Rural Household Head in Bangladesh

Mannan, Kazi Abdul; Farhana, Khandaker Mursheda

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“…Pajaron (2016) looks at households in the Philippines and finds that the male heads of such left-behind families would spend more on tobacco with the receipt of remittances. A very similar conclusion is drawn by Mannan and Farhana (2014) who examine the same issue in Bangladesh. By investigating the impact of foreign remittances in Jamaica, Stephenson and Wilsker (2016) show that a total reliance on foreign remittance would increase the probability of spending on vice-inducing products (tobacco, alcohol and gambling) by 23.3 percent.…”

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The emigration of adult children and smoking behaviors of parents

Luo

Escalante

2019

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of adult children’s migration on the smoking behavior of rural parents who are left behind and raise the concern that the rural residents’ increasing tendency to migrate to urban areas in China nowadays could encourage such a behavior. Design/methodology/approach Using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey and applying propensity score matching method and individual-level fixed effects model, this paper addresses the potential endogeneity issues that may arise between the children’s migration decisions and parental smoking behavior. Findings This study’s results indicate that rural parents left behind by their emigrant children indeed are more likely to sustain their smoking habit. The validated smoking effect of emigration calls for effective government programs that entail intervention to curb such potentially aggravating health risk, especially among middle-aged and older fathers. Originality/value This paper is the first to examine the impact of children’s migration on the smoking behavior of left-behind parents in rural households in China. Our findings call for immediate attention to the smoking behavior of older age cohort in China as the scale of rural−urban migration trend is expected to increase. Moreover, given that many countries in Asia, such as India, Vietnam and Indonesia, are confronting similar issues, our findings could provide useful implications for smoking cessation and control policies in those countries.

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The emigration of adult children and smoking behaviors of parents

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2019

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“…Male household heads are also found to make investment in vehicles. Mannan and Farhana (2014) and Hossain et al (2017) obtained similar outcomes. Therefore, male household heads are observed to more carefully utilise their remittance income and boost various kinds of investments compared to their female counterparts.…”

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“…Through the receipt of international remittances, households in Indonesia continue to raise their average per capita expenditures by reducing marginal expenditure on food consumption and diverting this towards housing investment (Adams, 2013). Taking experience from Bangladesh, Mannan and Farhana (2014) state that migrants' housing investment decisions can bring direct and indirect benefits to their families. Therefore, growing investment in housing using remittances in developing countries could potentially increase household assets and improve the quality of life (Mannan & Farhana, 2014).…”

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“…Taking experience from Bangladesh, Mannan and Farhana (2014) state that migrants' housing investment decisions can bring direct and indirect benefits to their families. Therefore, growing investment in housing using remittances in developing countries could potentially increase household assets and improve the quality of life (Mannan & Farhana, 2014). In Nepal, Dhakal (2012) reports that landholdings positively affect investment at the origin household.…”

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Economic Crisis Treatment Based on Artificial Intelligence

F. Abd El-Aal

2024

IJIE

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In developing countries like Bangladesh, foreign capital inflows, such as remittances, are a vital source of funds that can bridge the domestic investment gap. Previous empirical results from developing countries show that remittances are widely consumed and seldom used for investment purposes. Therefore, the objective of this study is to identify the link between remittances and investment at the household level in Bangladesh. Based on a large-scale and nationally representative crosssectional secondary data set of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics and employing the ordinary least square (OLS) regression model, this study helps to explore the link between remittances and investment at the household level in Bangladesh. The result of this study reveals that remittances positively affect the housing, land, agriculture, business, and valuable investment decisions at the household level, and significantly impact various types of investment. Therefore, it can be said that in the least developed countries like Bangladesh, remittance does act as credit insurance and works as a riskspreading strategy to secure and increase income and acquire capital for investment. The demographic characteristics of the household head, such as gender and marital status, have a significant impact on household investment.

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“…Migrant workers and their families, many dependent on the remittance flows sent from abroad, are expected to suffer intensely [5]. These workers make a significant commitment to the development of Bangladesh, as they remit approximately USD15 billion as remittance into the country's economy every year [17]. This inbound remittance has contributed to the ascent in the record forex reserve of the country to USD 36.14 billion end of the financial year 2019-2020 (BB, 2020a).…”

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Evaluation of the Dynamics of Remittance in Bangladesh During the Pandemic: A Study on Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

Rafi¹

2021

IJBER

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Remittance has been one of the most vital behind the economic development of Bangladesh. But due to the global pandemic, remittance flow all over the world was disrupted. In Bangladesh also, the dynamism of remittance was disturbed but later on with the advancement of time it began to regain its momentum during the global pandemic. The main purpose of this paper is to evaluate the changes in the dynamics of remittance in Bangladesh that have occurred during the pandemic period and to observe the differences with that of the pre-covid period. Moreover, the major sources and purposes of remittance inflow both during the pandemic and also the pre-pandemic period will be evaluated for the timeframe of 2010-2020. Along with this a forecast has been made regarding the future dynamism or portrait of remittance inflow for the year 2021 from the perspective of Commercial Bank of Ceylon. To be exact, the main objective of the paper is to evaluate the change in the trend of dynamism of remittance flow due to the pandemic in Bangladesh from the perspective of Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC. The paper is quantitative and descriptive in nature. Microsoft Excel and SPSS 27 has been used for the analysis of data. Results show that for the selected time frame the bank experienced a good growth in the remittance flows. During the pandemic the growth of inward remittance has reduced a bit. USA and Freight Charges were the major source and purpose of remittance in Commercial Bank of Ceylon for the last decade. From forecasting it was seen that the bank will enjoy a upward trend in inward remittance in 2021. In order to achieve the forecasted values and for efficient operations some useful recommendations have been provided in this paper. In conclusion, it can be said that as the bank is having a good trend in the dynamics of remittance, the dynamism of remittance in Bangladesh has not been altered majorly rather it is performing satisfactorily.

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Remittance Micro Determinants and Socioeconomic Impacts: A Household Unit Analysis of Gender Behaviour of Rural Household Head in Bangladesh

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The emigration of adult children and smoking behaviors of parents

The emigration of adult children and smoking behaviors of parents

Economic Crisis Treatment Based on Artificial Intelligence

Evaluation of the Dynamics of Remittance in Bangladesh During the Pandemic: A Study on Commercial Bank of Ceylon PLC

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