Internal Migration and Poverty: Evidence from Ghana and India

dc.contributor.author	McKay, Andy
dc.contributor.author	Castaldo, Adriana
dc.contributor.author	Gent, Saskia
dc.contributor.author	Deshingkar, Priya
dc.contributor.author	Sandi, Matteo
dc.coverage.spatial	Ghana
dc.coverage.spatial	India
dc.date.accessioned	2019-12-20T15:00:42Z
dc.date.available	2019-12-20T15:00:42Z
dc.date.issued	2011-10
dc.identifier.citation	McKay, A.; Castaldo, A.; Gent, S.; Deshingkar, P. and Sandi, M. (2011) Internal Migration and Poverty: Evidence from Ghana and India, Migrating out of Poverty Briefing 1
dc.identifier.uri	https://opendocs.ids.ac.uk/opendocs/handle/20.500.12413/14909
dc.description.abstract	This briefing paper examines the links between internal migration, remittances and poverty based on analysis of national data for India and Ghana. Internal migrants outnumber international migrants by an order of magnitude and the total sum of internal remittances exceeds international remittances. People move from relatively poor areas to richer ones. While it is difficult to establish causality, these moves allow poor people to access better opportunities in richer regions.
dc.description.sponsorship	DFID
dc.description.sponsorship	Migrating out of Poverty
dc.language.iso	en
dc.publisher	Migrating out of Poverty
dc.title	Internal Migration and Poverty: Evidence from Ghana and India
dc.type	Other
dc.rights.holder	University of Sussex
dc.identifier.externaluri	http://www.migratingoutofpoverty.org/files/file.php?name=internal-migration-poverty-bp1.pdf&site=354