This papers investigates to what extent internal migration contributes to improving households' welfare in Ghana. Using the most recent and nationally representative household survey (Ghana Living Standards Survey 2012/13), the estimates indicate that on average migration increases consumption significantly, and the effect is driven by households migrating from inland regions to the coastal areas of the country. The analysis also finds heterogeneous...
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2016/07/01
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Document de travail (série numérotée)
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125665
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2018/04/24
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Disclosed
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Should I stay or should I go? : internal migration and household welfare in Ghana
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migrant