Never Far from Home

Parental Assets and Migrant Transfers in Matlab, Bangladesh

Randall Kuhn

Published 2001

This report demonstrates the importance of financial transfers in Matlab, Bangladesh, where migration is particularly intense. The author's model demonstrates migrants' dual obligations in looking after their parents' security as well as their own.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
  • Availability: Web-Only
  • Year: 2001
  • Pages: 60
  • Document Number: DRU-2578

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Kuhn, Randall, Never Far from Home: Parental Assets and Migrant Transfers in Matlab, Bangladesh. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2001. https://www.rand.org/pubs/drafts/DRU2578.html.
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