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The Determinants of Worker Remittance in Terms of Foreign Factors: The Case of Bangladesh Cover

The Determinants of Worker Remittance in Terms of Foreign Factors: The Case of Bangladesh

Open Access
|Mar 2016

Abstract

The aim of this study is to investigate the determinants of worker remittance of Bangladesh. Instead of traditional approach of estimating the remittance determinants, here we propose to use foreign macroeconomic indicators as a proxy determinant to avoid endogeneity. We also used panel estimation technique in our study to incorporate country specific heterogeneity of remittance inflow of Bangladesh. According our study any changes in the number of labor force, consumer price index, export, import, government expenditure and devaluation or appreciation of host countries (origin of the remittance income) currency can significantly influence the inward remittance income of Bangladesh.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sbe-2015-0038 | Journal eISSN: 2344-5416 | Journal ISSN: 1842-4120
Language: English
Page range: 81 - 93
Published on: Mar 2, 2016
Published by: Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 3 issues per year

© 2016 Rezwanul Hasan Rana, Rubayyat Hashmi, published by Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu
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