Does remittance fuel labour productivity in Bangladesh? The application of an asymmetric non-linear ARDL approach

C-Tier
Journal: Applied Economics
Year: 2016
Volume: 48
Issue: 50
Pages: 4861-4877

Score contribution per author:

0.251 = (α=2.01 / 4 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

Bangladesh, a labour-abundant country, is finally learning to reap gains from her labour abundance. The historical under-optimized capital–labour ratio of Bangladesh is slowly moving towards its optimum as the migration of its labour force and consequent inflow of remittance strategically converts its abundant labour into capital. Though the fear that remittance as an alternative source of earning may result in Dutch disease for existing family members; annual data for 1982–2013 and through applying standard testing methodologies, our empirical findings suggest that such a fear is not valid since remittance flow significantly improves domestic labour productivity in Bangladesh in the long run.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:taf:applec:v:48:y:2016:i:50:p:4861-4877
Journal Field
General
Author Count
4
Added to Database
2026-01-24