Conflict, Disasters, and No Jobs: Reasons for International Migration from Sub-Saharan Africa

Wim Naudé

No RP2008-85, WIDER Working Paper Series from World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

Abstract: Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the highest growth rate in net international migration in the world. The reasons for this migration are investigated in this paper. First, a survey of the literature on the profile and determinants of international migration in SSA is given. Second, panel data on 45 countries spanning the period 1965 to 2005 are used to determine that the main reasons for international migration from SSA are armed conflict and lack of job opportunities.

Keywords: Emigration and immigration; Labour demand; Natural disasters; War (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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