Economic activities of forcibly displaced populations: An analysis of enterprises in Southern Bangladesh
Surveys of leaders in 45 communities and managers of 449 enterprises, conducted inside and around the camps for Forcibly Displaced Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh indicate substantial economic activity, mainly in the retail trade and services sectors. We find notable economic movement in and ou...
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| author | Rosenbach, Gracie Tiburcio, Ernesto Filipski, Mateusz J. Dorosh, Paul A. Sen, Binayak |
| author_browse | Dorosh, Paul A. Filipski, Mateusz J. Rosenbach, Gracie Sen, Binayak Tiburcio, Ernesto |
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| description | Surveys of leaders in 45 communities and managers of 449 enterprises, conducted inside and around the camps for Forcibly Displaced Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh indicate substantial economic activity, mainly in the retail trade and services sectors. We find notable economic movement in and out of the camps by customers, hired workers, and businesses to purchase inputs. Rohingya adult male camp employment estimates converge in the range of 5.1%-6.2%, however hired Rohingya workers are systemically paid less than their Bangladeshi counterparts in nearly every sector. Regression analysis indicates that the sector of the enterprise and the education level of the owner of the enterprise are the main correlates of profitability and wage-bill inside the camps. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1468262025-11-06T07:00:49Z Economic activities of forcibly displaced populations: An analysis of enterprises in Southern Bangladesh Rosenbach, Gracie Tiburcio, Ernesto Filipski, Mateusz J. Dorosh, Paul A. Sen, Binayak refugees economic analysis labour market enterprises migration conflicts remuneration enterprise survey minority groups Surveys of leaders in 45 communities and managers of 449 enterprises, conducted inside and around the camps for Forcibly Displaced Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh indicate substantial economic activity, mainly in the retail trade and services sectors. We find notable economic movement in and out of the camps by customers, hired workers, and businesses to purchase inputs. Rohingya adult male camp employment estimates converge in the range of 5.1%-6.2%, however hired Rohingya workers are systemically paid less than their Bangladeshi counterparts in nearly every sector. Regression analysis indicates that the sector of the enterprise and the education level of the owner of the enterprise are the main correlates of profitability and wage-bill inside the camps. 2018-10-11 2024-06-21T09:08:56Z 2024-06-21T09:08:56Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146826 en https://doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feaa059 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Rosenbach, Gracie; Tiburcio, Ernesto; Filipski, Mateusz J.; Dorosh, Paul A.; and Sen, Binayak. 2018. Economic activities of forcibly displaced populations: An analysis of enterprises in Southern Bangladesh. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1763. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146826 |
| spellingShingle | refugees economic analysis labour market enterprises migration conflicts remuneration enterprise survey minority groups Rosenbach, Gracie Tiburcio, Ernesto Filipski, Mateusz J. Dorosh, Paul A. Sen, Binayak Economic activities of forcibly displaced populations: An analysis of enterprises in Southern Bangladesh |
| title | Economic activities of forcibly displaced populations: An analysis of enterprises in Southern Bangladesh |
| title_full | Economic activities of forcibly displaced populations: An analysis of enterprises in Southern Bangladesh |
| title_fullStr | Economic activities of forcibly displaced populations: An analysis of enterprises in Southern Bangladesh |
| title_full_unstemmed | Economic activities of forcibly displaced populations: An analysis of enterprises in Southern Bangladesh |
| title_short | Economic activities of forcibly displaced populations: An analysis of enterprises in Southern Bangladesh |
| title_sort | economic activities of forcibly displaced populations an analysis of enterprises in southern bangladesh |
| topic | refugees economic analysis labour market enterprises migration conflicts remuneration enterprise survey minority groups |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146826 |
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