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Migration as a Household Decision: What are the Roles of Income Differences? Insights from the Volta Basin of Ghana

Migration as a Household Decision: What are the Roles of Income Differences? Insights from the... This paper examines the determinants of migration decision with a special emphasis on the role of income differences. As migrants are not a random part of the population, the migration equation is corrected for selectivity bias using the Heckman procedure. The data for this study is collected under a Common Sampling Frame approach, which resulted in a wide variety of data sets. Empirical results show the statistically significant effects of income differentials on households' decisions to participate in migration. This result lends credence to the significance of economic incentives on the intra-household migration decision making process. Additionally, factors like migration experience, household size, education, social capital, ethnic networks, off-farm activities, and irrigation also explain migration decisions. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The European Journal of Development Research Springer Journals

Migration as a Household Decision: What are the Roles of Income Differences? Insights from the Volta Basin of Ghana

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2007 by European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes
Subject
Social Sciences; Social Sciences, general; Development Studies; Development Economics; Development Policy; Development and Social Change
ISSN
0957-8811
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1743-9728
DOI
10.1080/09578810701289212
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This paper examines the determinants of migration decision with a special emphasis on the role of income differences. As migrants are not a random part of the population, the migration equation is corrected for selectivity bias using the Heckman procedure. The data for this study is collected under a Common Sampling Frame approach, which resulted in a wide variety of data sets. Empirical results show the statistically significant effects of income differentials on households' decisions to participate in migration. This result lends credence to the significance of economic incentives on the intra-household migration decision making process. Additionally, factors like migration experience, household size, education, social capital, ethnic networks, off-farm activities, and irrigation also explain migration decisions.

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The European Journal of Development Research – Springer Journals

Published: Jun 1, 2007

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