Demographics: Population Growth, Household Structure and Migration Patterns

Alexander Krauss ()
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Alexander Krauss: The World Bank Group

Chapter Chapter 7 in External Influences and the Educational Landscape, 2013, pp 101-110 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This chapter explores the nature, magnitude and consequences of a number of demographic factors on human capital endowment in Ghana. It examines the externalities of population growth and population structure on the education sector. It assesses how household demographics, such as the number, age and gender of siblings who compete over limited household resources, helps to shape the educational opportunities of young household members. Finally, it analyses migration patterns—both internal and external—and the extent of their effects on human capital flight, a loss of public education spending and remittance inflows.

Keywords: Female Household Head; Education Expenditure; Education Spending; School Participation; Human Capital Endowment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4936-2_7

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