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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okr-10986-37602021-04-23T14:02:12Z Internal Migration in Ghana : Determinants and Welfare Impacts Ackah, Charles Medvedev, Denis 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 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. 2012-03-19T18:39:20Z 2012-03-19T18:39:20Z 2010-04-01 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 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5273 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Africa West Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana |
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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 |
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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 Ackah, Charles Medvedev, Denis Internal Migration in Ghana : Determinants and Welfare Impacts |
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Africa Africa West Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Ghana |
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Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5273 |
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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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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Ackah, Charles Medvedev, Denis |
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Ackah, Charles Medvedev, Denis |
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Ackah, Charles |
| title |
Internal Migration in Ghana : Determinants and Welfare Impacts |
| title_short |
Internal Migration in Ghana : Determinants and Welfare Impacts |
| title_full |
Internal Migration in Ghana : Determinants and Welfare Impacts |
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Internal Migration in Ghana : Determinants and Welfare Impacts |
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Internal Migration in Ghana : Determinants and Welfare Impacts |
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internal migration in ghana : determinants and welfare impacts |
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2012 |
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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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