Assessing the efficacy of cash incentive policies in enhancing remittance inflows: Evidence from Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT: The Government of Bangladesh (GoB) first implemented the cash incentive of 2 percent in July 2019 and continued the scheme with some modifications amid the pandemic to enhance remittance inflows through formal channels and ensure macroeconomic stability in the country. This study examines the impact of the cash incentive introduced by the GoB to boost remittance inflow using the Interrupted Time Series (ITS) analysis along with the Chow test for structural stability. While ITS analysis has been employed by numerous studies in the healthcare sector, but this paper uses such analysis for the first time in any type of migration study in Bangladesh. We have used ITS as it is most effective in measuring the impact of policy interventions that are expected to act either quickly after an interven

SUBMITTER: Farabi MNS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11819592 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature