Gender dimension of migration decisions in Ghana: the reinforcing role of anticipated welfare of climatic effect

Franklin Amuakwa-Mensah, Victoria Nyarkoah Sam and Evelyne Nyathira Kihiu

International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics, 2019, vol. 9, issue 3, 181-201

Abstract: The concept of migration has been a male phenomenon in time past, however, there has been a change in events as females are gradually gaining dominance in migration patterns in recent times. Using nationwide survey data this paper investigates the determinants of internal migration decisions for males and females in Ghana. We examined whether there is any significant differences in how climate elements together with anticipated welfare gains and socio-economic factors explain internal migration decision of males and females. We find some variations in the determinants of migration decisions for males and female, though these decisions are significantly affected by anticipated welfare gain, socio-economic factors and climate conditions. We observed that females respond more to climate or environmental elements than males. Moreover, the effect of climate on migration decisions for both males and females is reinforced by anticipated welfare gain.

Keywords: climate; environment; males; females; migration; Heckman two-stage; Ghana. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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