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Study title

Migration for Inclusive African Growth, 2020-2021

Creator

Mohan, G, Open University
Walker, C, Open University

Study number / PID

855647 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-855647 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

The data comprises two forms of data collected across four African countries; Ghana, Nigeria, Mozambique and Kenya. These were: • The results of a business survey administered to both migrant-owned and non-migrant owned businesses in the four case study countries. The survey data is contained within an Excel spreadsheet with responses organised in four separate sheets by case study country. The code '777' is used in individual cells to denote that no answer was given for that particular question. • Transcripts of, or fieldnotes from, semi-structured interviews with migrants, organisations connected to migration, host nationals working for migrant businesses and selected government Ministries and Departments connected to migration policy in the four case study countries. The interview data is organised by country and sub-divided into five separate folders categorised by key informant group; i) Government Ministries, Departments and Agencies; ii) Civil Society Organisations, iii) Migrant Community Representatives (organisations or leaders); iv) Migrant Business Owners and; v) Host Nationals Working for Migrant Business owners.After decades of pessimism some African economies have recently experienced the fastest growth rates in the world, though this growth has not yet trickled down to the poorest. The proposed research aims to address one aspect of the challenge of transforming national economic growth into more inclusive growth; namely migration. An outcome of the optimism around Africa is new and more diverse flows of migrants within and to the faster growing African economies. Yet we know very little about these migration flows and whether they offer discernable benefits for African development and redistributive potential. The overarching aim of the project is to understand whether and to what extent recent migration within and to Africa is contributing to more sustainable and inclusive growth on the continent and to enable policy-makers and practitioners...
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Topics

Social welfare policy and systemsTrade, industry and marketsDemography (population, vital statistics and censuses)Social stratification and groupingsLabour and employment

Keywords

INTERNATIONAL MIGRATIONIMMIGRATIONSERVICE INDUSTRIESECONOMIC GROWTHMOZAMBIQUEGHANANIGERIAKENYAENTREPRENEURSINCLUSIVE GROWTH2023

Methodology

Data collection period

01/04/2020 - 30/09/2021

Country

Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

Time dimension

Not available

Analysis unit

Individual
Organization
Geographic Unit

Universe

Not available

Sampling procedure

Not available

Kind of data

Numeric
Text

Data collection mode

The data comprises two forms of data collected across four African countries; Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique and Nigeria. A business firm survey and semi-structured interviews. Within each country a range of immigrant groups was sampled in order to reflect different migration trajectories – North to South migration, South to South migration, and within Africa. Data was purposively sampled from key industries and sectors in each of the four countries where the focal immigrant groups were most prominent. Both datasets include a smaller sample of host nationals from within each of the four countries. In the survey it is a subset of national business owners for comparison to migrant businesses. For the semi-structured interviews it is nationals employed by migrant business owners to garner views and experiences of working for them.The business survey was administered to purposively sampled businesses in the main commercial cities of the four case study countries. It comprised questions around migration trajectories, business establishment and operation, local employment, growth and investment and relations within the industries' networks and with the state. Approximately 300 questionnaires were administered in each of the four countries by local teams of enumerators. Data was collected on electronic tablets or mobile phones using the KoBo Toolbox and saved to an encrypted server before being cleaned and placed in Excel tables. Qualitative data from migrants, organisations connected to migration, host nationals working for migrants, and selected government departments in the four case study countries were collected using semi-structured interviews. Sampling was purposive and questions sought to understand in more detail the mechanisms that potentially link migration to inclusive growth. Approximately 115 interviews were undertaken in each country. Due to the Covid pandemic interviews were a mixture of face-to-face, on Zoom, or by phone. Semi-structured interviews were transcribed and translated into English where necessary. Where audio recordings were not permitted researchers took field notes.

Funding information

Grant number

ES/S000550/1

Access

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

2023

Terms of data access

The UK Data Archive has granted a dissemination embargo. The embargo will end on January 31st 2024 and the data will then be available in accordance with the access level selected.

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