This paper investigates the determinants of migration from 45 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over the period 1965?2005. The significant determinants are armed conflict and lack of job opportunities. An additional year of conflict is estimated to raise emigration by 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants, while an additional 1% reduction in relative growth is found to reduc...

This paper investigates the determinants of migration from 45 Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries over the period 1965?2005. The significant determinants are armed conflict and lack of job opportunities. An additional year of conflict is estimated to raise emigration by 1.7 per 1,000 inhabitants, while an additional 1% reduction in relative growth is found to reduc...