Refugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh

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dc.creatorFilipski, Mateusz J.
dc.creatorRosenbach, Gracie
dc.creatorTiburcio, Ernesto
dc.creatorDorosh, Paul A.
dc.creatorHoddinott, John F.
dc.date2021-06-28
dc.date2024-05-22T12:11:00Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:11:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:20:26Z
dc.descriptionRefugee 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.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/142758
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/101563
dc.languageen
dc.publisherOxford University Press
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146826
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceFilipski, 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
dc.subjectfinancial institutions
dc.subjectlabour markets
dc.subjectrefugees
dc.subjecteconomic analysis
dc.subjectforced migration
dc.subjectregression analysis
dc.subjectenterprises
dc.subjectbureaucracy
dc.subjectmigration
dc.titleRefugees who mean business: Economic activities in and around the Rohingya settlements in Bangladesh
dc.typeJournal Article

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