Impact of Foreign Remittances on Quality of Life: A Case Study of District Lower Dir, Pakistan
This research study examines the impact of remittances on quality of life. In order to accomplish the objectives, the study uses primary data which are collected from 403 households of District Dir Lower, Pakistan. Results summarized that incoming foreign remittances have a positive effect on education. Foreign remittances improve the household income level, this income is further utilized for different educational expenses. Therefore, remittance recipient families spend more than that of non-receiving families on education. In addition, remittances also increase the probability of children’s enrollment in schools. On the other hand, remittances are positively associated with family health status. The results revealed that 83% of the remittance recipient families have the ability to access basic healthcare needs, whereas 64% of non-receiving households have no access to basic health facilities. Additionally, remittances receiving families mostly prefer a private doctor and private hospitals, whereas non-receiving household usually uses government hospital facilities.
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Remittances, Education and Health, OLS, Logit and Probit, Dir Pakistan
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(1) Haidar Farooq
Student, Department of Economics, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Sabahat Subhan
Assistant Professor,Department of Economics, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(3) Yasir Riaz
Student,International Institutes of Islamic Economics (IIIE),International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.