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Sammanfattning

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.

Nyckelord

climate; environment; males; females; migration; Heckman two-stage; Ghana

Publicerad i

International Journal of Computational Economics and Econometrics
2019, volym: 9, nummer: 3, sidor: 181-201
Utgivare: INDERSCIENCE ENTERPRISES LTD

SLU författare

Globala målen (SDG)

SDG5 Jämställdhet
SDG10 Minska ojämlikhet

UKÄ forskningsämne

Genusstudier

Publikationens identifierare

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJCEE.2019.10019510

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/103369