Human Development and Net Migration: the Ghanaian Experience

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dc.contributor.authorAmoah, A.
dc.contributor.authorTetteh, C.
dc.contributor.authorKorle, K.
dc.contributor.authorQuartey, S.H.
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-11T10:22:04Z
dc.date.available2022-01-11T10:22:04Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionResearch Articleen_US
dc.description.abstractThis study examines human development as a key economic driver of net migration in Ghana. The study uses annual time series data spanning the period of 1980–2020. An instrumental variable econometric approach is used for the analysis based on its strength in addressing identifcation challenges such as serial correlation and endogeneity issues commonly associated with time series data. Other econometric techniques are also used for robustness purposes. The study shows evidence of a negative and statistically signifcant relationship between human development and net migration in Ghana. This finding implies that improving human development negatively drives net migration in favour of emigration. The study recommends that efforts towards improving education, health and income should be strengthened to reduce emigration especially skilled and illegal migrants. This study concludes that human development is a key socio-economic driver of net migration in Ghana.en_US
dc.identifier.otherhttps://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-021-00874-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/37535
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectHDIen_US
dc.subjectMigrationen_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.subjectTime seriesen_US
dc.subjectInstrumental Variableen_US
dc.titleHuman Development and Net Migration: the Ghanaian Experienceen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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