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District-level Spatial Analysis of Migration Flows in Ghana: Determinants and Implications for Policy

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  • Tsegai, Daniel W.
  • Le, Quang Bao

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The present study investigates the determinants of inter-district migration flows over the 1995-2000 period in Ghana. A combination of socio-economic, natural and spatial ‘district-level’ attributes are considered as potential variables explaining the direction of migration flows. In addition to the ‘net’ migration model, ‘in’ and ‘out’ migration models are also employed within the context of the gravity model. Results in the three models consistently show that people move out of districts with less employment and choose districts with high employment rate as destinations. While shorter distance to roads encourages out-migration, districts with better water access seem to attract migrants. Generally, people move out of predominantly agrarian districts to relatively more urbanized districts.

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  • Tsegai, Daniel W. & Le, Quang Bao, 2010. "District-level Spatial Analysis of Migration Flows in Ghana: Determinants and Implications for Policy," Discussion Papers 98131, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ubzefd:98131
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.98131
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    1. Pamela Ragazzi, 2012. "Climate Change and Migration: A Gravity Model Approach," Working Papers 2012031, University of Ferrara, Department of Economics.
    2. Julian Roeckert & Kati Kraehnert, 2022. "Extreme Weather Events and Internal Migration: Evidence from Mongolia," Economics of Disasters and Climate Change, Springer, vol. 6(1), pages 95-128, March.

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    Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital;

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