Internal Migration in Ghana : Determinants and Welfare Impacts

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dc.creatorAckah, Charles
dc.creatorMedvedev, Denis
dc.date2012-03-19T18:39:20Z
dc.date2012-03-19T18:39:20Z
dc.date2010-04-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:09:54Z
dc.descriptionUsing 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/3760
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-5273
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/415745
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relationPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5273
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectAMOUNT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectAMOUNTS OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectBORDERS
dc.subjectCAPITA REMITTANCES
dc.subjectCITIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectCULTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHY
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIOS
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectELDERLY
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUP
dc.subjectETHNIC GROUPS
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectFORMAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectHEALTH INSURANCE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SIZE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD WELFARE
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIDENTITY
dc.subjectIMPACT OF MIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPACT OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectIMPORTANCE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectINCOMES
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRANTS
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERACY RATES
dc.subjectLIVING STANDARDS
dc.subjectMALE MIGRANTS
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMEDICAL CARE
dc.subjectMIGRANT
dc.subjectMIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectMIGRANT NETWORKS
dc.subjectMIGRANTS
dc.subjectMIGRATION DECISION
dc.subjectMIGRATION PATTERNS
dc.subjectMIGRATION RATES
dc.subjectMOBILITY
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF MIGRANTS
dc.subjectOVERPOPULATION
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOPULATION PRESSURE
dc.subjectPOPULATION SIZE
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPULL FACTORS
dc.subjectPUSH FACTORS
dc.subjectREMITTANCE
dc.subjectREMITTANCES
dc.subjectREMITTANCES REMITTANCES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRETURN MIGRANTS
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectRURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectRURAL ORIGIN
dc.subjectSANITATION
dc.subjectSANITATION FACILITIES
dc.subjectSEND REMITTANCES
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVISION
dc.subjectSOCIAL GROUPS
dc.subjectSPOUSE
dc.subjectTERTIARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectURBAN COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectURBAN MIGRATION
dc.subjectUSE OF REMITTANCES
dc.subjectVULNERABILITY
dc.subjectWIDOWS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleInternal Migration in Ghana : Determinants and Welfare Impacts

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