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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