Refugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh
Refugee sites throughout the world are loci of economic activity, including small enterprises, but limited information exists on these. We advance knowledge by collecting and analysing data on 326 enterprises operating inside and outside Rohingya settlements in southeastern Bangladesh. We find the f...
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| author | Filipski, Mateusz J. Rosenbach, Gracie Tiburcio, Ernesto Dorosh, Paul A. Hoddinott, John F. |
| author_browse | Dorosh, Paul A. Filipski, Mateusz J. Hoddinott, John F. Rosenbach, Gracie Tiburcio, Ernesto |
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| description | Refugee sites throughout the world are loci of economic activity, including small enterprises, but limited information exists on these. We advance knowledge by collecting and analysing data on 326 enterprises operating inside and outside Rohingya settlements in southeastern Bangladesh. We find the following: refugees have access to a diverse array of active businesses; Bangladeshis and Rohingya both operate businesses and the two communities interact through transactions in local goods, services, inputs, and labour markets; lending plays an important role in sustaining these economies, as approximately 50 per cent of transactions are on credit; Rohingya-run enterprises face greater challenges than their local counterparts: their businesses are smaller and less profitable, and refugee workers are paid lower wages than local workers; and about half of the difference in performance between Rohingya and Bangladeshis can be explained by levels of start-up capital, scale, location, and education. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1427582025-02-24T06:48:18Z Refugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh Filipski, Mateusz J. Rosenbach, Gracie Tiburcio, Ernesto Dorosh, Paul A. Hoddinott, John F. financial institutions labour markets refugees economic analysis forced migration regression analysis enterprises bureaucracy migration Refugee sites throughout the world are loci of economic activity, including small enterprises, but limited information exists on these. We advance knowledge by collecting and analysing data on 326 enterprises operating inside and outside Rohingya settlements in southeastern Bangladesh. We find the following: refugees have access to a diverse array of active businesses; Bangladeshis and Rohingya both operate businesses and the two communities interact through transactions in local goods, services, inputs, and labour markets; lending plays an important role in sustaining these economies, as approximately 50 per cent of transactions are on credit; Rohingya-run enterprises face greater challenges than their local counterparts: their businesses are smaller and less profitable, and refugee workers are paid lower wages than local workers; and about half of the difference in performance between Rohingya and Bangladeshis can be explained by levels of start-up capital, scale, location, and education. 2021-06-28 2024-05-22T12:11:00Z 2024-05-22T12:11:00Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142758 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146826 Open Access Oxford University Press Filipski, Mateusz J.; Rosenbach, Gracie; Tiburcio, Ernesto; Dorosh, Paul A.; and Hoddinott, John F. 2021. Refugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh. Journal of Refugee Studies 34(1): 1202–1242. https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feaa059 |
| spellingShingle | financial institutions labour markets refugees economic analysis forced migration regression analysis enterprises bureaucracy migration Filipski, Mateusz J. Rosenbach, Gracie Tiburcio, Ernesto Dorosh, Paul A. Hoddinott, John F. Refugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh |
| title | Refugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh |
| title_full | Refugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Refugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Refugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh |
| title_short | Refugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh |
| title_sort | refugees who mean business economic activities in and around the rohingya settlements in bangladesh |
| topic | financial institutions labour markets refugees economic analysis forced migration regression analysis enterprises bureaucracy migration |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142758 |
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