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The Welfare Effects of Structural Change and Internal Migration in Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorAmankwah, Akuffo
dc.contributor.authorAtta-Ankomah, Richmond
dc.contributor.authorMoshi, Goodiel Charles
dc.contributor.authorSwinkels, Rob
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-02T19:45:54Z
dc.date.available2023-08-02T19:45:54Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-02
dc.description.abstractStructural change has implications for various dimensions of development, including poverty reduction. However, the existing empirical literature on Sub-Saharan African economies, including Tanzania, has mainly focused on trends and patterns in macroeconomic or aggregate welfare indicators, largely providing a descriptive analysis of the nature of structural change and its potential welfare implications. This paper provides micro insights on structural change in Tanzania and its effect on welfare, using a recent household panel dataset, which was collected between 2015 and 2021. The results show that cross-sector labor movements are dominated by movements between agriculture and services, although most individuals studied within the two periods continue to remain in agriculture, with industry’s share in employment declining marginally. The paper shows that among the individuals studied, the number of people who slid into poverty was nearly twice the number who escaped poverty, and this is significantly influenced by the pattern of sectoral transitions experienced by the individuals. The findings show that in addition to sectoral transitions and migration being important to each other, they are both driven by similar micro factors. The paper highlights the importance of education (particularly secondary or higher education) to increasing the chances of an individual embarking on welfare-enhancing sectoral movement and associated migration across districts in Tanzania.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099356307312322930/IDU07d288012048f404fdc0b8310ba763cfaa783
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10530
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40140
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; 10530
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectINTERNAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectCROSS-SECTOR LABOR MOVEMENT
dc.subjectPANEL DATA
dc.subjectTANZANIA
dc.titleThe Welfare Effects of Structural Change and Internal Migration in Tanzaniaen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleThe Welfare Effects of Structural Change and Internal Migration in Tanzania
okr.date.disclosure2023-07-31
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-07T08:15:40.412813Z
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-08T16:07:00.025832Z
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-09T02:48:27.591344Z
okr.date.lastmodified2023-07-31T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099356307312322930/IDU07d288012048f404fdc0b8310ba763cfaa783
okr.guid099356307312322930
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-7d288012-48f4-4fdc-b831-ba763cfaa783
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10530
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10530
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099356307312322930/pdf/IDU07d288012048f404fdc0b8310ba763cfaa783.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryTanzania
okr.sectorSocial Protection
okr.themeInclusive Growth,Human Development and Gender,Data Development and Capacity Building,ICT,Economic Policy,Skills Development,ICT Solutions,Economic Growth and Planning,Institutional strengthening and capacity building,Private Sector Development,Labor Market Policy and Programs,Public Sector Management,Data production, accessibility and use,Spatial Growth
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.topicFinance and Financial Sector Development::Financial Structures
okr.topicRural Development::Rural Institutions and Organizations
okr.unitDevelopment Data Group (DECDG)
okr.unitEFI-AFR1-POV-Poverty and Equity (EAEPV)
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