Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana
This paper uses a two-stage conditional maximum likelihood procedure and new data from Ghana to identify the determinants of rural-urban migration at the individual, household and community levels, with a particular focus on rural services. The econometric evidence supports the theoretical expectati...
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| author | Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie |
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| description | This paper uses a two-stage conditional maximum likelihood procedure and new data from Ghana to identify the determinants of rural-urban migration at the individual, household and community levels, with a particular focus on rural services. The econometric evidence supports the theoretical expectation that human-capital and network variables as well as assets are important determinants of migration. Taking the possible endogeneity of rural services into account, the evidence suggests that rural service improvements aimed at reducing economic isolation can enhance labor mobility and free up on-farm labor for migration by lowering transaction costs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1545972025-11-06T07:22:47Z Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie rural urban migration services development policies This paper uses a two-stage conditional maximum likelihood procedure and new data from Ghana to identify the determinants of rural-urban migration at the individual, household and community levels, with a particular focus on rural services. The econometric evidence supports the theoretical expectation that human-capital and network variables as well as assets are important determinants of migration. Taking the possible endogeneity of rural services into account, the evidence suggests that rural service improvements aimed at reducing economic isolation can enhance labor mobility and free up on-farm labor for migration by lowering transaction costs. 2010 2024-10-01T14:02:34Z 2024-10-01T14:02:34Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154597 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie. 2010. Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 952. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154597 |
| spellingShingle | rural urban migration services development policies Wouterse, Fleur Stephanie Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana |
| title | Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana |
| title_full | Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana |
| title_fullStr | Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana |
| title_short | Internal migration and rural service provision in northern Ghana |
| title_sort | internal migration and rural service provision in northern ghana |
| topic | rural urban migration services development policies |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/154597 |
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