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    Are Migrant Households Better Off Than Non-Migrant Households? Evidence from Ghana

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    2015-09-01
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    Awumbila, Mariama
    Teye, Joseph Kofi
    Litchfield, Julie
    Boakye-Yiadom, Louis
    Deshingkar, Priya
    Quartey, Peter
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    We 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.
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