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Linkage between emigration and export flows: The case of Bangladesh

Journal of Economic & Financial Studies

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Title Linkage between emigration and export flows: The case of Bangladesh
 
Creator Ullah, Muhammad Shariat
Islam, Mohammad Thoufiqul
 
Subject Economics, Business
Emigration; Export; Complementary; Gravity model; Substitution.
F16; F22.
 
Description This paper applies the well-known gravity model to empirically assess the linkage between emigration and export flows of a developing country. Econometric analysis of panel data unveils a significant substituting relationship between export flows from the source country and stock of emigrants to the destination country. This result not only contradicts with existing literature but also justifies manifold relationship between goods and manpower exports. Economic policy as well as foreign policy in Bangladesh must address this inherent relationship between export of goods and labor since emigration of unskilled labor largely depends on bilateral diplomatic relations whereas export patterns depend on comparative cost advantage.
 
Publisher LAR Center Press
 
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Date 2016-03-10
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://journalofeconomics.org/index.php/site/article/view/222
10.18533/jefs.v4i1.222
 
Source Journal of Economic & Financial Studies; Vol 4, No 01 (2016): February; 55-61
2379-9471
2379-9463
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://journalofeconomics.org/index.php/site/article/view/222/281
 
Rights Copyright (c) 2016 Muhammad Shariat Ullah, Mohammad Thoufiqul Islam
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