Are Migrant Households better off than Non-Migrant Households? Evidence from Ghana.

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dc.contributor.authorAwumbila, M.
dc.contributor.authorTeye, J. K.
dc.contributor.authorLitchfield, J.
dc.contributor.authorBoakye-Yiadom, L.
dc.contributor.authorDeshingkar, P.
dc.contributor.authorQuartey, P.
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-23T14:30:17Z
dc.date.available2019-01-23T14:30:17Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractWe present preliminary descriptive statistics and analysis on migrants and their families left behind using a new household survey of Ghana. We provide a profile of current migrants and their households and explore the determinants of migration. Our research suggests that poverty and migration are linked, with poverty determining where households migrate to, and that migration is generally held to be of benefit to households, particularly those with male migrants. Future research will model the counterfactual and seek to estimate to what extent households are better off from having a migrant, and why.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Department for International Development (DFID)en_US
dc.identifier.citationAwumbila, M.; Teye, J.K.; Litchfield, J.; Boakye-Yiadom, L.; Priya Deshingkar; Quartey, P. Are Migrant Households better off than Non-Migrant Households? Evidence from Ghana. Migrating out of Poverty RPC Working Paper No. 28. Migrating out of Poverty Consortium, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK (2015) 47 pp.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/27022
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMigrating out of Poverty Consortium, University of Sussex, Brightonen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesworking paper no. 28;
dc.subjectMigranten_US
dc.subjectHouseholdsen_US
dc.subjectNon-Migranten_US
dc.subjectGhanaen_US
dc.titleAre Migrant Households better off than Non-Migrant Households? Evidence from Ghana.en_US
dc.typeWorking Paperen_US

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