Individuals usually migrate to improve their economic conditions and those of their family member... more Individuals usually migrate to improve their economic conditions and those of their family members left behind. However, less is understood about the impact of internal migration on the well-being of family members left behind. This study contributes to the debate by offering an empirical assessment of the welfare difference between migrant and non-migrant households by analysing data recently collected by the Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana. Results from the analysis are inconclusive. Using two indicators of measuring welfare (the World Bank Welfare Index and the number of children enrolled in school at the time of the survey), the latter shows higher welfare in favour of non-migrant households whilst the former indicates equality in welfare for all households. On the other hand, econometric estimations using the Propensity Score Matching (PSM) did not find any significant difference between the welfare of households that sent out migrants and those that did not.
The Gender Asset Gap Project is a joint initiative of an international research team that was for... more The Gender Asset Gap Project is a joint initiative of an international research team that was formed in 2009 with four objectives: 1) to collect individual-level asset data from three different countries (Ecuador, Ghana and India) in order to demonstrate the importance and feasibility of collecting data on women's access to and ownership of property; 2) to identify the minimal set of questions on individual level asset ownership that are needed in multi-purpose household surveys to calculate the gender asset and wealth gaps; 3) to develop various measures of gender asset and wealth gaps that can be used by national governments to track progress toward Millennium Development Goal 3 on gender equality and women's empowerment; and 4) to identify the critical enabling or constraining social, economic, and institutional factors affecting women's asset ownership in order to help policymakers and others to improve women's claims to productive assets. The project is housed a...
ABSTRACT This study uses household- and plot-level data in two Kenyan districts - Suba and Laikip... more ABSTRACT This study uses household- and plot-level data in two Kenyan districts - Suba and Laikipia - to examine whether tenure security effects have a gender dimension. Average maize yields by sex of land user and tenure security show that women with titles produce significantly more than men without titles. However, using multivariate regression techniques, controlling for farmer, plot and geographic factors, we do not find any evidence that females who possess land titles are more productive than males who possess land titles
While the literature tends to focus on the economic impacts of migration into cities, there is li... more While the literature tends to focus on the economic impacts of migration into cities, there is little understanding of the social gains and losses associated with migration into the city. As cogently noted by Switek (2012), fi nancial domain is not the only life aspect aff ected by migration. This briefi ng for policy makers provides evidence on the social counterfactuals (i.e. gains and losses) of migration from rural areas to cities in Ghana. It is based on the study ‘Migration into Cities in Ghana: An Analysis of the Counterfactual’ which was conducted by Migrating out of Poverty Research Programme Consortium at the University of Ghana in collaboration with the University of Sussex. The briefi ng argues that migration to the city can aff ect migrants and their households in relation to marriage, child birth, education, and psychological wellbeing. It also argues that these social outcomes of migration into the city can be either positive or negative, depending on particular conte...
Page 1. Rural-Urban Linkages and Welfare: The Case of Remittance Flows in Ghana Louis Boakye-Yiad... more Page 1. Rural-Urban Linkages and Welfare: The Case of Remittance Flows in Ghana Louis Boakye-Yiadom * Andrew McKay ** March 2007 * Corresponding author. E-mail: louisby@googlemail.com. PhD candidate, Department ...
Changing Perspectives on the Social Sciences in Ghana, 2014
Against the backdrop of developments in the Ghanaian economy and the evolution of economics as a ... more Against the backdrop of developments in the Ghanaian economy and the evolution of economics as a discipline, this chapter traces the evolution of the study and practice of economics in Ghana. The major thematic areas are the teaching of economics at the University of Ghana, economic research in Ghana, and economic policy-making. Under the theme of the teaching of economics at the University of Ghana, the chapter assesses the changes in the programmes of the Department of Economics, what motivated the changes, and the challenges of teaching economics in Ghana. Regarding economic research, we focus on the patterns, trends, and underlying factors. We also highlight constraints to economic research in Ghana, as well as the enhanced opportunities. The third thematic area examines the relationship between researchers in economics and policy-makers. This is done by examining the available institutional framework for facilitating such a relationship and the relevance of economic research to policy-makers.
International Conference on Ghana's Economy at the …, 2004
Page 1. The Evolution of Welfare in Ghana: A Rural-Urban Perspective LouisBoakye-Yiadom∗ ecplb@ba... more Page 1. The Evolution of Welfare in Ghana: A Rural-Urban Perspective LouisBoakye-Yiadom∗ ecplb@bath.ac.uk Paper Prepared for the International Conference on Ghana's Economy at the Half Century July 18-20, 2004 Accra, Ghana ...
Abstract: Although maternal health in Ghana has generally improved over the past two decades, the... more Abstract: Although maternal health in Ghana has generally improved over the past two decades, the current MMR implies that Ghana‟s MMR is approximately 2.4 times higher than the set target in MDG 5. Using data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2008, an attempt is made in this study to investigate the rural-urban differences in maternal health care (antenatal and delivery care) service utilization in Ghana. Most previous studies focused more broadly on the utilization of MHC services either in the entire country or some parts of the country. This study fills the gap by looking at women from the rural and urban areas with varying standards of living and other socioeconomic attributes. The study also includes some women autonomy variables to find out their effect on MHC service utilization in both areas. Lastly, an attempt is also made to investigate the effect of informal education on the use of MHC services using a
Many African cities have experienced a simultaneous decline in both living standards and urban se... more Many African cities have experienced a simultaneous decline in both living standards and urban services. This book, however, studies three African capital cities that have seriously concerned themselves with providing an adequate urban environment to their citizens, and have ...
ii Dedication iii Acknowledgements iv List of Figures viii List of Tables ix Glossary x Chapter O... more ii Dedication iii Acknowledgements iv List of Figures viii List of Tables ix Glossary x Chapter One: Introduction 1 1.
... Asset Gap in Ghana Abena D. Oduro W. Baah-Boateng ... The places of residence are either buil... more ... Asset Gap in Ghana Abena D. Oduro W. Baah-Boateng ... The places of residence are either built by the owner or inherited. Businesses are established, acquired as a gift or purchased. The main means of acquisition of other real estate is through outright purchase. ...
Econometric Modeling: Microeconometric Models of Household Behavior eJournal, 2016
Migration is a common strategy adopted to escape poverty and improve living standards, but it is ... more Migration is a common strategy adopted to escape poverty and improve living standards, but it is not without risks and there are no guarantees of success. We analyse the impact of migration on the welfare of migrant-sending households in Ghana by exploring what their living standards might have been had their migrant members remained at home. We do this by estimating a counterfactual consumption distribution for households with migrants. We examine the importance of selection bias and compare results obtained with and without selection controls. We illustrate how sensitive conclusions about the welfare gains of migration are to the decision to address selection issues. We present preliminary results which suggest that estimated gains are sensitive to whether and how we address selection bias. While the uncorrected results suggest an average gain from migration for households with migrants, once we control for potential selection bias we find that on average households with migrants ...
Individuals usually migrate to improve their economic conditions and those of their family member... more Individuals usually migrate to improve their economic conditions and those of their family members left behind. However, less is understood about the impact of internal migration on the well-being of family members left behind. This study contributes to the debate by offering an empirical assessment of the welfare difference between migrant and non-migrant households by analysing data recently collected by the Centre for Migration Studies, University of Ghana. Results from the analysis are inconclusive. Using two indicators of measuring welfare (the World Bank Welfare Index and the number of children enrolled in school at the time of the survey), the latter shows higher welfare in favour of non-migrant households whilst the former indicates equality in welfare for all households. On the other hand, econometric estimations using the Propensity Score Matching (PSM) did not find any significant difference between the welfare of households that sent out migrants and those that did not.
The Gender Asset Gap Project is a joint initiative of an international research team that was for... more The Gender Asset Gap Project is a joint initiative of an international research team that was formed in 2009 with four objectives: 1) to collect individual-level asset data from three different countries (Ecuador, Ghana and India) in order to demonstrate the importance and feasibility of collecting data on women's access to and ownership of property; 2) to identify the minimal set of questions on individual level asset ownership that are needed in multi-purpose household surveys to calculate the gender asset and wealth gaps; 3) to develop various measures of gender asset and wealth gaps that can be used by national governments to track progress toward Millennium Development Goal 3 on gender equality and women's empowerment; and 4) to identify the critical enabling or constraining social, economic, and institutional factors affecting women's asset ownership in order to help policymakers and others to improve women's claims to productive assets. The project is housed a...
ABSTRACT This study uses household- and plot-level data in two Kenyan districts - Suba and Laikip... more ABSTRACT This study uses household- and plot-level data in two Kenyan districts - Suba and Laikipia - to examine whether tenure security effects have a gender dimension. Average maize yields by sex of land user and tenure security show that women with titles produce significantly more than men without titles. However, using multivariate regression techniques, controlling for farmer, plot and geographic factors, we do not find any evidence that females who possess land titles are more productive than males who possess land titles
While the literature tends to focus on the economic impacts of migration into cities, there is li... more While the literature tends to focus on the economic impacts of migration into cities, there is little understanding of the social gains and losses associated with migration into the city. As cogently noted by Switek (2012), fi nancial domain is not the only life aspect aff ected by migration. This briefi ng for policy makers provides evidence on the social counterfactuals (i.e. gains and losses) of migration from rural areas to cities in Ghana. It is based on the study ‘Migration into Cities in Ghana: An Analysis of the Counterfactual’ which was conducted by Migrating out of Poverty Research Programme Consortium at the University of Ghana in collaboration with the University of Sussex. The briefi ng argues that migration to the city can aff ect migrants and their households in relation to marriage, child birth, education, and psychological wellbeing. It also argues that these social outcomes of migration into the city can be either positive or negative, depending on particular conte...
Page 1. Rural-Urban Linkages and Welfare: The Case of Remittance Flows in Ghana Louis Boakye-Yiad... more Page 1. Rural-Urban Linkages and Welfare: The Case of Remittance Flows in Ghana Louis Boakye-Yiadom * Andrew McKay ** March 2007 * Corresponding author. E-mail: louisby@googlemail.com. PhD candidate, Department ...
Changing Perspectives on the Social Sciences in Ghana, 2014
Against the backdrop of developments in the Ghanaian economy and the evolution of economics as a ... more Against the backdrop of developments in the Ghanaian economy and the evolution of economics as a discipline, this chapter traces the evolution of the study and practice of economics in Ghana. The major thematic areas are the teaching of economics at the University of Ghana, economic research in Ghana, and economic policy-making. Under the theme of the teaching of economics at the University of Ghana, the chapter assesses the changes in the programmes of the Department of Economics, what motivated the changes, and the challenges of teaching economics in Ghana. Regarding economic research, we focus on the patterns, trends, and underlying factors. We also highlight constraints to economic research in Ghana, as well as the enhanced opportunities. The third thematic area examines the relationship between researchers in economics and policy-makers. This is done by examining the available institutional framework for facilitating such a relationship and the relevance of economic research to policy-makers.
International Conference on Ghana's Economy at the …, 2004
Page 1. The Evolution of Welfare in Ghana: A Rural-Urban Perspective LouisBoakye-Yiadom∗ ecplb@ba... more Page 1. The Evolution of Welfare in Ghana: A Rural-Urban Perspective LouisBoakye-Yiadom∗ ecplb@bath.ac.uk Paper Prepared for the International Conference on Ghana's Economy at the Half Century July 18-20, 2004 Accra, Ghana ...
Abstract: Although maternal health in Ghana has generally improved over the past two decades, the... more Abstract: Although maternal health in Ghana has generally improved over the past two decades, the current MMR implies that Ghana‟s MMR is approximately 2.4 times higher than the set target in MDG 5. Using data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2008, an attempt is made in this study to investigate the rural-urban differences in maternal health care (antenatal and delivery care) service utilization in Ghana. Most previous studies focused more broadly on the utilization of MHC services either in the entire country or some parts of the country. This study fills the gap by looking at women from the rural and urban areas with varying standards of living and other socioeconomic attributes. The study also includes some women autonomy variables to find out their effect on MHC service utilization in both areas. Lastly, an attempt is also made to investigate the effect of informal education on the use of MHC services using a
Many African cities have experienced a simultaneous decline in both living standards and urban se... more Many African cities have experienced a simultaneous decline in both living standards and urban services. This book, however, studies three African capital cities that have seriously concerned themselves with providing an adequate urban environment to their citizens, and have ...
ii Dedication iii Acknowledgements iv List of Figures viii List of Tables ix Glossary x Chapter O... more ii Dedication iii Acknowledgements iv List of Figures viii List of Tables ix Glossary x Chapter One: Introduction 1 1.
... Asset Gap in Ghana Abena D. Oduro W. Baah-Boateng ... The places of residence are either buil... more ... Asset Gap in Ghana Abena D. Oduro W. Baah-Boateng ... The places of residence are either built by the owner or inherited. Businesses are established, acquired as a gift or purchased. The main means of acquisition of other real estate is through outright purchase. ...
Econometric Modeling: Microeconometric Models of Household Behavior eJournal, 2016
Migration is a common strategy adopted to escape poverty and improve living standards, but it is ... more Migration is a common strategy adopted to escape poverty and improve living standards, but it is not without risks and there are no guarantees of success. We analyse the impact of migration on the welfare of migrant-sending households in Ghana by exploring what their living standards might have been had their migrant members remained at home. We do this by estimating a counterfactual consumption distribution for households with migrants. We examine the importance of selection bias and compare results obtained with and without selection controls. We illustrate how sensitive conclusions about the welfare gains of migration are to the decision to address selection issues. We present preliminary results which suggest that estimated gains are sensitive to whether and how we address selection bias. While the uncorrected results suggest an average gain from migration for households with migrants, once we control for potential selection bias we find that on average households with migrants ...
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