Internal Migration in Ghana : Determinants and Welfare Impacts
Using a recently compiled dataset on migration and remittances in Ghana, this paper estimates the determinants of an individual s likelihood to be an internal migrant and the relationship between internal migration and welfare. The analysis finds t...
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| Format: | Policy Research Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20100419083305 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3760 |
| Summary: | Using a recently compiled dataset on
migration and remittances in Ghana, this paper estimates the
determinants of an individual s likelihood to be an internal
migrant and the relationship between internal migration and
welfare. The analysis finds that the likelihood to migrate
is determined by a combination of individual (pull) and
community-level (push) characteristics. The probability of
migration is higher for younger and more educated
individuals, but communities with higher levels of literacy,
higher rates of subsidized medical care, and better access
to water and sanitation are less likely to produce migrants.
The analysis finds that households with migrants tend to be
better off than similar households without migrants, even
after controlling for the fact that households with migrants
are a non-random sample of Ghanaians. However, the positive
relationship is only true for households with at least one
migrant in urban areas; the welfare of households with
migrants exclusively in rural areas is no different from
households without any migrants. |
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