The Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining

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dc.creatorChuhan-Pole, Punam
dc.creatorDabalen, Andrew L.
dc.creatorKotsadam, Andreas
dc.creatorSanoh, Aly
dc.creatorTolonen, Anja
dc.date2015-05-07T21:41:15Z
dc.date2015-05-07T21:41:15Z
dc.date2015-04
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:52:29Z
dc.descriptionGhana 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.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/04/24416936/local-socioeconomic-effects-gold-mining-evidence-ghana
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/21864
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7250
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/412292
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7250
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLARGE-SCALE MINES
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectWORKFORCE
dc.subjectLOCAL POPULATION
dc.subjectACCOUNTING
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectGOLD MINING
dc.subjectMINING SECTOR
dc.subjectRESOURCE DEPENDENCE
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectSURVIVAL RATE
dc.subjectHIGH POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectPRENATAL CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectLIFETIME FERTILITY
dc.subjectEFFECTS
dc.subjectFEMALE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectPOLICY DISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectSCALE MINING
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectFEWER HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectMINERAL SECTOR
dc.subjectRENTS
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectPOPULATION CENSUS
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectPMI
dc.subjectLOCAL MINING COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectANTENATAL VISITS
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGOLD
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
dc.subjectGOLD MINES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectTRANSFERS
dc.subjectMINING COMPANIES
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectSEXUAL RISK
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectMINING ACTIVITY
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectMINING INDUSTRY
dc.subjectSTANDARDS
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectPLACE OF RESIDENCE
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MINING
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectRADIO
dc.subjectACTIVE MINES
dc.subjectRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectGOLD MINE
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectMIDWIFE
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectRECREATION
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectCHRONIC MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMINERAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectPOLYGAMY
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
dc.subjectMINES
dc.subjectWORKSHOP
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectMINING ROYALTIES
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectPOPULATIONS
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectNATIONALS
dc.subjectPOLICY
dc.subjectINFANT HEALTH
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectCITIZENS
dc.subjectMINING COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectMINING ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectSEXUAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectLARGE-SCALE MINING
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectWAR
dc.subjectINVESTMENT
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE
dc.subjectRISK
dc.subjectBENEFICIAL EFFECTS
dc.subjectMIDWIVES
dc.subjectILLNESS
dc.subjectFEWER PEOPLE
dc.subjectSUPPLY
dc.subjectHUMAN WELFARE
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE FARMING
dc.subjectPOPULATION
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectGOLD RUSH
dc.subjectLIVING CONDITIONS
dc.subjectCHILD LABOR
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectWOMEN
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectGOLD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.titleThe Local Socioeconomic Effects of Gold Mining
dc.titleEvidence from Ghana
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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