An Inquiry into the Heterogeneous Outcomes of International Migration: Evidence from Rural Households in Bangladesh. Issue 10 (3rd October 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kikkawa, Aiko; Matsumoto, Tomoya; Otsuka, Keijiro
• Is Part Of: Journal of development studies. Volume 55:Issue 10(2019)
• Page Start: 2106
• Page End: 2128
• Publication Date: 2019-10-03
• Subjects: Economic development -- Periodicals; Economic history -- 1945- -- Periodicals; Developing countries -- Economic conditions -- Periodicals; Développement économique -- Périodiques; Histoire économique -- 1945- -- Périodiques; Pays en voie de développement -- Conditions économiques -- Périodiques; 338.91
• DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2018.1539476
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-0388

Abstract

Abstract: There are considerable differences in the duration, intensity, and history of migration experiences among migrant households. The variation can have a significant effect on their investment behaviour. We classify our sample households in Bangladesh into four groups depending on the history and stage of migration and estimate its differential effect on physical and human capital investment. The results show that the patterns of investment are distinct between the groups and even of opposite directions in some cases. These heterogeneous effects often cancel each other out, leading to insignificant effects of migration when the average effect on all migrant households is estimated.