The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining : Evidence from Ghana

Ghana is experiencing its third gold rush, and this paper sheds light on the socioeconomic impacts of this rapid expansion in industrial production. The paper uses a rich data set consisting of geocoded household data combined with detailed informa...

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Main Authors:	Chuhan-Pole, Punam, Dabalen, Andrew L., Kotsadam, Andreas, Sanoh, Aly, Tolonen, Anja
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SANITATION ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT INFANT MORTALITY RATES LIVING STANDARDS CHILD HEALTH ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT LARGE-SCALE MINES MOTIVATION WORKFORCE LOCAL POPULATION ACCOUNTING URBANIZATION PRODUCTION INCOME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES GOLD MINING MINING SECTOR RESOURCE DEPENDENCE INFORMATION LABOR FORCE SURVIVAL RATE HIGH POPULATION GROWTH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PRENATAL CARE HEALTH CARE LIFETIME FERTILITY EFFECTS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT POLICY DISCUSSIONS SCALE MINING LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEWER HOUSEHOLDS NATIONAL LEVEL GENDER BIAS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION MINERAL SECTOR RENTS LABOR MARKET POPULATION CENSUS DISEASES PMI LOCAL MINING COMMUNITIES POPULATION GROWTH DISPLACEMENT ANTENATAL VISITS INCOME INEQUALITY GOLD ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION GOLD MINES PRODUCTIVITY MIGRATION TRANSFERS MINING COMPANIES MARKETS SEXUAL RISK HOUSEHOLD INCOME MINING ACTIVITY ORGANIZATIONS POLLUTION MINING INDUSTRY STANDARDS LABOR PLACE OF RESIDENCE MIGRANTS NATURAL RESOURCES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING MORTALITY RADIO ACTIVE MINES RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RESPECT NUTRITIONAL STATUS PROGRESS GOLD MINE INFANT MORTALITY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL INFANT MIDWIFE MIGRANT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOOD SECURITY RECREATION WAGES POLICIES CHRONIC MALNUTRITION MINERAL RESOURCES HIV POLYGAMY WOMAN POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER VALUE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT MINES WORKSHOP URBAN AREAS MINING ROYALTIES JOB CREATION POPULATIONS MOTHER YOUNG CHILDREN NATIONALS POLICY INFANT HEALTH ECONOMICS CITIZENS MINING COMMUNITIES WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SPILLOVER MANAGEMENT CHILD MORTALITY MINING ACTIVITIES SEXUAL BEHAVIOR LARGE-SCALE MINING SECURITY LOCAL COMMUNITIES WAR INVESTMENT NATURAL RESOURCE RISK BENEFICIAL EFFECTS MIDWIVES ILLNESS FEWER PEOPLE SUPPLY HUMAN WELFARE SUBSISTENCE FARMING POPULATION MARITAL STATUS GOLD RUSH LIVING CONDITIONS CHILD LABOR POLICY RESEARCH FERTILITY WOMEN LABOUR LABOR MARKETS OUTCOMES GOLD PRODUCTION PRICES DEVELOPMENT POLICY
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spelling	okr-10986-218642021-06-14T10:18:53Z The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining : Evidence from Ghana Chuhan-Pole, Punam Dabalen, Andrew L. Kotsadam, Andreas Sanoh, Aly Tolonen, Anja SANITATION ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT INFANT MORTALITY RATES LIVING STANDARDS CHILD HEALTH ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT LARGE-SCALE MINES MOTIVATION WORKFORCE LOCAL POPULATION ACCOUNTING URBANIZATION PRODUCTION INCOME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES GOLD MINING MINING SECTOR RESOURCE DEPENDENCE INFORMATION LABOR FORCE SURVIVAL RATE HIGH POPULATION GROWTH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PRENATAL CARE HEALTH CARE LIFETIME FERTILITY EFFECTS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT POLICY DISCUSSIONS SCALE MINING LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEWER HOUSEHOLDS NATIONAL LEVEL GENDER BIAS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION MINERAL SECTOR RENTS LABOR MARKET POPULATION CENSUS DISEASES PMI LOCAL MINING COMMUNITIES POPULATION GROWTH DISPLACEMENT ANTENATAL VISITS INCOME INEQUALITY GOLD ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION GOLD MINES PRODUCTIVITY MIGRATION TRANSFERS MINING COMPANIES MARKETS SEXUAL RISK HOUSEHOLD INCOME MINING ACTIVITY ORGANIZATIONS POLLUTION MINING INDUSTRY STANDARDS LABOR PLACE OF RESIDENCE MIGRANTS NATURAL RESOURCES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING MORTALITY RADIO ACTIVE MINES RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RESPECT NUTRITIONAL STATUS PROGRESS GOLD MINE INFANT MORTALITY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL INFANT MIDWIFE MIGRANT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOOD SECURITY RECREATION WAGES POLICIES CHRONIC MALNUTRITION MINERAL RESOURCES HIV POLYGAMY WOMAN POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER VALUE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT MINES WORKSHOP URBAN AREAS MINING ROYALTIES JOB CREATION POPULATIONS MOTHER YOUNG CHILDREN NATIONALS POLICY INFANT HEALTH ECONOMICS CITIZENS MINING COMMUNITIES WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SPILLOVER MANAGEMENT CHILD MORTALITY MINING ACTIVITIES SEXUAL BEHAVIOR LARGE-SCALE MINING SECURITY LOCAL COMMUNITIES WAR INVESTMENT NATURAL RESOURCE RISK BENEFICIAL EFFECTS MIDWIVES ILLNESS FEWER PEOPLE SUPPLY HUMAN WELFARE SUBSISTENCE FARMING POPULATION MARITAL STATUS GOLD RUSH LIVING CONDITIONS CHILD LABOR POLICY RESEARCH FERTILITY WOMEN LABOUR LABOR MARKETS OUTCOMES GOLD PRODUCTION PRICES DEVELOPMENT POLICY Ghana is experiencing its third gold rush, and this paper sheds light on the socioeconomic impacts of this rapid expansion in industrial production. The paper uses a rich data set consisting of geocoded household data combined with detailed information on gold mining activities, and conducts two types of difference-in-differences estimations that provide complementary evidence. The first is a local-level analysis that identifies an economic footprint area very close to a mine; the second is a district-level analysis that captures the fiscal channel. The results indicate that men are more likely to benefit from direct employment as miners and that women are more likely to gain from indirect employment opportunities in services, although these results are imprecisely measured. Long-established households gain access to infrastructure, such as electricity and radios. Migrants living close to mines are less likely to have access to electricity and the incidence of diarrheal diseases is higher among migrant children. Overall, however, infant mortality rates decrease significantly in mining communities. 2015-05-07T21:41:15Z 2015-05-07T21:41:15Z 2015-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24416936/local-socioeconomic-effects-gold-mining-evidence-ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21864 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7250 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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topic	SANITATION ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT INFANT MORTALITY RATES LIVING STANDARDS CHILD HEALTH ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT LARGE-SCALE MINES MOTIVATION WORKFORCE LOCAL POPULATION ACCOUNTING URBANIZATION PRODUCTION INCOME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES GOLD MINING MINING SECTOR RESOURCE DEPENDENCE INFORMATION LABOR FORCE SURVIVAL RATE HIGH POPULATION GROWTH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PRENATAL CARE HEALTH CARE LIFETIME FERTILITY EFFECTS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT POLICY DISCUSSIONS SCALE MINING LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEWER HOUSEHOLDS NATIONAL LEVEL GENDER BIAS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION MINERAL SECTOR RENTS LABOR MARKET POPULATION CENSUS DISEASES PMI LOCAL MINING COMMUNITIES POPULATION GROWTH DISPLACEMENT ANTENATAL VISITS INCOME INEQUALITY GOLD ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION GOLD MINES PRODUCTIVITY MIGRATION TRANSFERS MINING COMPANIES MARKETS SEXUAL RISK HOUSEHOLD INCOME MINING ACTIVITY ORGANIZATIONS POLLUTION MINING INDUSTRY STANDARDS LABOR PLACE OF RESIDENCE MIGRANTS NATURAL RESOURCES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING MORTALITY RADIO ACTIVE MINES RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RESPECT NUTRITIONAL STATUS PROGRESS GOLD MINE INFANT MORTALITY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL INFANT MIDWIFE MIGRANT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOOD SECURITY RECREATION WAGES POLICIES CHRONIC MALNUTRITION MINERAL RESOURCES HIV POLYGAMY WOMAN POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER VALUE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT MINES WORKSHOP URBAN AREAS MINING ROYALTIES JOB CREATION POPULATIONS MOTHER YOUNG CHILDREN NATIONALS POLICY INFANT HEALTH ECONOMICS CITIZENS MINING COMMUNITIES WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SPILLOVER MANAGEMENT CHILD MORTALITY MINING ACTIVITIES SEXUAL BEHAVIOR LARGE-SCALE MINING SECURITY LOCAL COMMUNITIES WAR INVESTMENT NATURAL RESOURCE RISK BENEFICIAL EFFECTS MIDWIVES ILLNESS FEWER PEOPLE SUPPLY HUMAN WELFARE SUBSISTENCE FARMING POPULATION MARITAL STATUS GOLD RUSH LIVING CONDITIONS CHILD LABOR POLICY RESEARCH FERTILITY WOMEN LABOUR LABOR MARKETS OUTCOMES GOLD PRODUCTION PRICES DEVELOPMENT POLICY
spellingShingle	SANITATION ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT INFANT MORTALITY RATES LIVING STANDARDS CHILD HEALTH ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE EMPLOYMENT LARGE-SCALE MINES MOTIVATION WORKFORCE LOCAL POPULATION ACCOUNTING URBANIZATION PRODUCTION INCOME EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES GOLD MINING MINING SECTOR RESOURCE DEPENDENCE INFORMATION LABOR FORCE SURVIVAL RATE HIGH POPULATION GROWTH DEVELOPING COUNTRIES PRENATAL CARE HEALTH CARE LIFETIME FERTILITY EFFECTS FEMALE EMPLOYMENT POLICY DISCUSSIONS SCALE MINING LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION FEWER HOUSEHOLDS NATIONAL LEVEL GENDER BIAS INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION MINERAL SECTOR RENTS LABOR MARKET POPULATION CENSUS DISEASES PMI LOCAL MINING COMMUNITIES POPULATION GROWTH DISPLACEMENT ANTENATAL VISITS INCOME INEQUALITY GOLD ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION GOLD MINES PRODUCTIVITY MIGRATION TRANSFERS MINING COMPANIES MARKETS SEXUAL RISK HOUSEHOLD INCOME MINING ACTIVITY ORGANIZATIONS POLLUTION MINING INDUSTRY STANDARDS LABOR PLACE OF RESIDENCE MIGRANTS NATURAL RESOURCES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING MORTALITY RADIO ACTIVE MINES RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RESPECT NUTRITIONAL STATUS PROGRESS GOLD MINE INFANT MORTALITY HOUSEHOLD LEVEL INFANT MIDWIFE MIGRANT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOOD SECURITY RECREATION WAGES POLICIES CHRONIC MALNUTRITION MINERAL RESOURCES HIV POLYGAMY WOMAN POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER VALUE FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT MINES WORKSHOP URBAN AREAS MINING ROYALTIES JOB CREATION POPULATIONS MOTHER YOUNG CHILDREN NATIONALS POLICY INFANT HEALTH ECONOMICS CITIZENS MINING COMMUNITIES WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION SPILLOVER MANAGEMENT CHILD MORTALITY MINING ACTIVITIES SEXUAL BEHAVIOR LARGE-SCALE MINING SECURITY LOCAL COMMUNITIES WAR INVESTMENT NATURAL RESOURCE RISK BENEFICIAL EFFECTS MIDWIVES ILLNESS FEWER PEOPLE SUPPLY HUMAN WELFARE SUBSISTENCE FARMING POPULATION MARITAL STATUS GOLD RUSH LIVING CONDITIONS CHILD LABOR POLICY RESEARCH FERTILITY WOMEN LABOUR LABOR MARKETS OUTCOMES GOLD PRODUCTION PRICES DEVELOPMENT POLICY Chuhan-Pole, Punam Dabalen, Andrew L. Kotsadam, Andreas Sanoh, Aly Tolonen, Anja The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining : Evidence from Ghana
geographic_facet	Africa Ghana
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7250
description	Ghana is experiencing its third gold rush, and this paper sheds light on the socioeconomic impacts of this rapid expansion in industrial production. The paper uses a rich data set consisting of geocoded household data combined with detailed information on gold mining activities, and conducts two types of difference-in-differences estimations that provide complementary evidence. The first is a local-level analysis that identifies an economic footprint area very close to a mine; the second is a district-level analysis that captures the fiscal channel. The results indicate that men are more likely to benefit from direct employment as miners and that women are more likely to gain from indirect employment opportunities in services, although these results are imprecisely measured. Long-established households gain access to infrastructure, such as electricity and radios. Migrants living close to mines are less likely to have access to electricity and the incidence of diarrheal diseases is higher among migrant children. Overall, however, infant mortality rates decrease significantly in mining communities.
format	Working Paper
author	Chuhan-Pole, Punam Dabalen, Andrew L. Kotsadam, Andreas Sanoh, Aly Tolonen, Anja
author_facet	Chuhan-Pole, Punam Dabalen, Andrew L. Kotsadam, Andreas Sanoh, Aly Tolonen, Anja
author_sort	Chuhan-Pole, Punam
title	The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining : Evidence from Ghana
title_short	The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining : Evidence from Ghana
title_full	The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining : Evidence from Ghana
title_fullStr	The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining : Evidence from Ghana
title_full_unstemmed	The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining : Evidence from Ghana
title_sort	local socioeconomic effects of gold mining : evidence from ghana
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24416936/local-socioeconomic-effects-gold-mining-evidence-ghana http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21864
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The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining : Evidence from Ghana

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