Chuhan-Pole, PunamDabalen, Andrew L.Kotsadam, AndreasSanoh, AlyTolonen, Anja2015-05-072015-05-072015-04https://hdl.handle.net/10986/21864Ghana is experiencing its third gold rush, and this paper sheds light on the socioeconomic impacts of this rapid expansion in industrial production. The paper uses a rich data set consisting of geocoded household data combined with detailed information on gold mining activities, and conducts two types of difference-in-differences estimations that provide complementary evidence. The first is a local-level analysis that identifies an economic footprint area very close to a mine; the second is a district-level analysis that captures the fiscal channel. The results indicate that men are more likely to benefit from direct employment as miners and that women are more likely to gain from indirect employment opportunities in services, although these results are imprecisely measured. Long-established households gain access to infrastructure, such as electricity and radios. Migrants living close to mines are less likely to have access to electricity and the incidence of diarrheal diseases is higher among migrant children. Overall, however, infant mortality rates decrease significantly in mining communities.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSANITATIONACCESS TO EMPLOYMENTINFANT MORTALITY RATESLIVING STANDARDSCHILD HEALTHACCESS TO HEALTH CAREEMPLOYMENTLARGE-SCALE MINESMOTIVATIONWORKFORCELOCAL POPULATIONACCOUNTINGURBANIZATIONPRODUCTIONINCOMEEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESGOLD MININGMINING SECTORRESOURCE DEPENDENCEINFORMATIONLABOR FORCESURVIVAL RATEHIGH POPULATION GROWTHDEVELOPING COUNTRIESPRENATAL CAREHEALTH CARELIFETIME FERTILITYEFFECTSFEMALE EMPLOYMENTPOLICY DISCUSSIONSSCALE MININGLABOR FORCE PARTICIPATIONFEWER HOUSEHOLDSNATIONAL LEVELGENDER BIASINDUSTRIAL PRODUCTIONMINERAL SECTORRENTSLABOR MARKETPOPULATION CENSUSDISEASESPMILOCAL MINING COMMUNITIESPOPULATION GROWTHDISPLACEMENTANTENATAL VISITSINCOME INEQUALITYGOLDENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTIONGOLD MINESPRODUCTIVITYMIGRATIONTRANSFERSMINING COMPANIESMARKETSSEXUAL RISKHOUSEHOLD INCOMEMINING ACTIVITYORGANIZATIONSPOLLUTIONMINING INDUSTRYSTANDARDSLABORPLACE OF RESIDENCEMIGRANTSNATURAL RESOURCESSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE MININGMORTALITYRADIOACTIVE MINESRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORRESPECTNUTRITIONAL STATUSPROGRESSGOLD MINEINFANT MORTALITYHOUSEHOLD LEVELINFANTMIDWIFEMIGRANTDOMESTIC VIOLENCEFOOD SECURITYRECREATIONWAGESPOLICIESCHRONIC MALNUTRITIONMINERAL RESOURCESHIVPOLYGAMYWOMANPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPERVALUEFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTMINESWORKSHOPURBAN AREASMINING ROYALTIESJOB CREATIONPOPULATIONSMOTHERYOUNG CHILDRENNATIONALSPOLICYINFANT HEALTHECONOMICSCITIZENSMINING COMMUNITIESWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONSPILLOVERMANAGEMENTCHILD MORTALITYMINING ACTIVITIESSEXUAL BEHAVIORLARGE-SCALE MININGSECURITYLOCAL COMMUNITIESWARINVESTMENTNATURAL RESOURCERISKBENEFICIAL EFFECTSMIDWIVESILLNESSFEWER PEOPLESUPPLYHUMAN WELFARESUBSISTENCE FARMINGPOPULATIONMARITAL STATUSGOLD RUSHLIVING CONDITIONSCHILD LABORPOLICY RESEARCHFERTILITYWOMENLABOURLABOR MARKETSOUTCOMESGOLD PRODUCTIONPRICESDEVELOPMENT POLICYWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/1813-9450-7250