Examining the Economic Impact of the Migration of Skilled Labour from the Northern Parts of Ghana into the Ashanti Region of Ghana

In many developing countries like Ghana, rural urban migration is a major issue facing governments and other stakeholders. In fulfillment of personal and other interests, people usually move from one place to another in search of satisfactory living conditions. The difference between the wages of rural and urban centers has been seen as one of the main factors affecting the migration. Iversen (2006) argued that in India, the wage parameter was influenced by social networks which facilitated the relocation of rural active population into the urban industrial enclaves to work as low paid personnel in the factories. This paper is focused on the socio-economic analysis on skilled labour migration from the northern parts of Ghana into the Ashanti Region of Ghana and its impact on the region. In order to achieve this goal, the researcher came up with research design that assisted him to identify the impact as well as the solutions to the migration process. In this study, the analysis was done on the primary data derived from the samples of the skilled personnel who move from the northern parts of the country into the Ashanti region of Ghana. It was revealed from the study that skilled labour migration have positive impacts in the socio-economic development of the northern part of Ghana in terms of remittances, human capital, entrepreneurship, improved welfare, among others.