Conflict and Migration Decision: Empirical Evidence from the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon

Authors

  • Giyoh Gideon Nginyu Ph.D Candidate, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, The University of Bamenda, Cameroon
  • Dobdinga Cletus Fonchamnyo Associate Professor, Vice Dean in Charge of Teaching and Programming, The University of Bamenda, Cameroon
  • Gildas Dohba Dinga Ph.D Candidate, Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, The University of Bamenda, Cameroon
  • Exidor Ngala Ndifon MSc Candidate, Chester Business School, University of Chester, UK

Keywords:

conflict, migration decision

Abstract

Numerous pathways exist to explain people’s inherent motive to migrate from one place to another and multiple factors may be at play simultaneously. The objective of this work was to explore the role of income, psychological and family ties in the non-migration decision in the English speaking regions of Cameroon. Based on data collected primarily from 510 individuals regarding migration decisions and it’s determinant based on a Snowball approach. It was found that individuals with low income had higher tendency of migrating. It was also found that people refused to migrate despite the risk because of family ties. On the other hand, psychological factors have no significant effect on migration decision. Policy recommendations are also discussed.

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Published

2023-02-01

How to Cite

Giyoh Gideon Nginyu, Dobdinga Cletus Fonchamnyo, Gildas Dohba Dinga, & Exidor Ngala Ndifon. (2023). Conflict and Migration Decision: Empirical Evidence from the North West and South West Regions of Cameroon. tudies in ocial cience ∓ umanities, 2(2), 1–10. etrieved from https://www.paradigmpress.org/SSSH/article/view/429

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 2 (2023): February

Section

Articles