This short, descriptive paper provides an overview of the main findings of the migration and remittances data contained in the nationally-representative, 2005/06 Ghana GLSS 5 Survey (sub-sample). It finds that households receiving internal remittances (from Ghana) and international remittances (from African and other countries) tend to be different – in terms of human capital, etc. – than households with no remittances. It also finds that while only 53 percent of all migrants in Ghana remit, many migrants remit to households other than their nuclear households; that is, they remit to relatives and friends. It also finds that migrants prefer to remit through informal, private channels: 99 percent of internal migrants remit though informal channels (friends, relatives) and 57 percent of international migrants remit through informal channels.

Publication Details

Title
An Overview of Data Contained in the 2005/06 Ghana Living Standards Survey (Glss 5) on Migration and Remittances
Authors
Adams, Jr., Richard H
Publish Date
Unpublished
Citation
Adams, Jr., Richard H, An Overview of Data Contained in the 2005/06 Ghana Living Standards Survey (Glss 5) on Migration and Remittances (, Unpublished).
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