Remittance Flows and Household Welfare in Bangladesh
The Impact of Mobile Financial Services
BDPolicy Lab · Last updated 2026-03-30
Remittance Flows and Household Welfare in Bangladesh
This report examines household welfare. This finding is based on did using data from Bangladesh Bank, World Bank, and survey data. The findings have implications for policy design.
Context
Bangladesh is one of the world's largest recipients of remittances. This analysis covers the period 2008 to 2014.
How We Got There
This analysis uses difference-in-differences to estimate the effect of areas with mobile financial service access on household welfare.
The data covers 2008 to 2014 and includes 0 observations across time periods. Controls include GDP growth and exchange rate.
Sources
Bangladesh Bank, World Bank WDI, IPUMS
Generated on 2026-03-30.