Should I Stay or Should I Go? : Internal Migration and Household Welfare in Ghana

This papers investigates to what extent internal migration contributes to improving households' welfare in Ghana. Using the most recent and nationally representative household survey (Ghana Living Standards Survey 2012/13), the estimates indic...

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Main Authors:	Molini, Vasco, Pavelesku, Dan, Ranzani, Marco
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	internal migration consumption household welfare living standards brain drain
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26584978/stay-or-internal-migration-household-welfare-ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24833

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spelling	okr-10986-248332021-04-23T14:04:27Z Should I Stay or Should I Go? : Internal Migration and Household Welfare in Ghana Molini, Vasco Pavelesku, Dan Ranzani, Marco internal migration consumption household welfare living standards brain drain This papers investigates to what extent internal migration contributes to improving households' welfare in Ghana. Using the most recent and nationally representative household survey (Ghana Living Standards Survey 2012/13), the estimates indicate that on average migration increases consumption significantly, and the effect is driven by households migrating from inland regions to the coastal areas of the country. The analysis also finds heterogeneous effects by gender and educational attainment, with migrant households headed by males and highly educated individuals faring significantly better than migrant households headed by females and low-educated individuals. The paper shows convincing evidence that the positive impact of migration on consumption is attributable to a physical mobility effect rather than changes in labor force status or sector of economic activity. However, the migration process in Ghana has important downsides, such as the brain drain and disruption of the social fabric in the communities originating migration. Future research in this area is warranted to have a more comprehensive picture of the social impact of migration in Ghana. 2016-08-09T17:21:14Z 2016-08-09T17:21:14Z 2016-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26584978/stay-or-internal-migration-household-welfare-ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24833 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7752 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Ghana
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description	This papers investigates to what extent internal migration contributes to improving households' welfare in Ghana. Using the most recent and nationally representative household survey (Ghana Living Standards Survey 2012/13), the estimates indicate that on average migration increases consumption significantly, and the effect is driven by households migrating from inland regions to the coastal areas of the country. The analysis also finds heterogeneous effects by gender and educational attainment, with migrant households headed by males and highly educated individuals faring significantly better than migrant households headed by females and low-educated individuals. The paper shows convincing evidence that the positive impact of migration on consumption is attributable to a physical mobility effect rather than changes in labor force status or sector of economic activity. However, the migration process in Ghana has important downsides, such as the brain drain and disruption of the social fabric in the communities originating migration. Future research in this area is warranted to have a more comprehensive picture of the social impact of migration in Ghana.
format	Working Paper
author	Molini, Vasco Pavelesku, Dan Ranzani, Marco
author_facet	Molini, Vasco Pavelesku, Dan Ranzani, Marco
author_sort	Molini, Vasco
title	Should I Stay or Should I Go? : Internal Migration and Household Welfare in Ghana
title_short	Should I Stay or Should I Go? : Internal Migration and Household Welfare in Ghana
title_full	Should I Stay or Should I Go? : Internal Migration and Household Welfare in Ghana
title_fullStr	Should I Stay or Should I Go? : Internal Migration and Household Welfare in Ghana
title_full_unstemmed	Should I Stay or Should I Go? : Internal Migration and Household Welfare in Ghana
title_sort	should i stay or should i go? : internal migration and household welfare in ghana
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/07/26584978/stay-or-internal-migration-household-welfare-ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24833
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? : Internal Migration and Household Welfare in Ghana

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