Internal Migration in Ghana : Determinants and Welfare Impacts

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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Main Authors: Ackah, Charles, Medvedev, Denis
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
ACCESS TO EDUCATION
ACCESS TO SERVICES
ALCOHOL
AMOUNT OF REMITTANCES
AMOUNTS OF REMITTANCES
BORDERS
CAPITA REMITTANCES
CITIES
COMMUNITY EDUCATION
CULTURAL CHANGE
DEMOGRAPHY
DEPENDENCY RATIO
DEPENDENCY RATIOS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DRINKING WATER
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
ELDERLY
ETHNIC GROUP
ETHNIC GROUPS
FAMILIES
FAMILY MEMBERS
FOOD SECURITY
FORMAL EDUCATION
GENDER
HEALTH INSURANCE
HEALTH SERVICES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD WELFARE
HUMAN CAPITAL
IDENTITY
IMPACT OF MIGRATION
IMPACT OF REMITTANCES
IMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES
INCOMES
INEQUALITY
INTERNAL MIGRANTS
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
INTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
LABOR SUPPLY
LEVEL OF EDUCATION
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LITERACY
LITERACY RATES
LIVING STANDARDS
MALE MIGRANTS
MARITAL STATUS
MEDICAL CARE
MIGRANT
MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
MIGRANT NETWORKS
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION DECISION
MIGRATION PATTERNS
MIGRATION RATES
MOBILITY
MOTHER
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
NUMBER OF MIGRANTS
OVERPOPULATION
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POPULATION PRESSURE
POPULATION SIZE
POPULATION STUDIES
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRESS
PULL FACTORS
PUSH FACTORS
REMITTANCE
REMITTANCES
REMITTANCES REMITTANCES
RESPECT
RETURN MIGRANTS
RURAL AREAS
RURAL COMMUNITIES
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
RURAL ORIGIN
SANITATION
SANITATION FACILITIES
SEND REMITTANCES
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE PROVISION
SOCIAL GROUPS
SPOUSE
TERTIARY EDUCATION
URBAN AREAS
URBAN COMMUNITIES
URBAN MIGRATION
USE OF REMITTANCES
VULNERABILITY
WIDOWS
YOUNG CHILDREN
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

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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

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