Research Report: Impact of Remittance on Household Welfare: Evidence from the Western Region of Nepal

Laxmi D. Adhikari and Sayed Saghaian

Journal of Food Distribution Research, 2022, vol. 53, issue 01

Abstract: This study examines the impact of remittance on household welfare measured by consumption expenditures in the western region of Nepal. We used regional-level microeconomic data obtained from the Nepal Living Standards Survey (2010/2011) and employed Propensity Score Matching (PSM). Our results show that remittance-receiving households spend 34% and 20.33%, respectively, more per capita on agriculture and education than non-remittance-receiving households. However, there is no effect of remittance per capita on food expenditures. The findings of this study will be helpful to the federal-level policy makers in the western region of Nepal in deciding on scaling up migration-related programs.

Keywords: Consumer/Household; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.339665

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