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We employ a two-stage random utility model (RUM) to estimate people’ marginal willingness to pay (WTP) for enhancing community-level floodplain management activities reflected in the National flood insurance program (NFIP)’s Community Rating System (CRS) program. CRS is a voluntary program,...
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This study develops a discrete choice locational equilibrium model to evaluate the benefits of the air quality improvements that occurred in the Los Angeles area following the 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments (CAAA). The discrete choice equilibrium approach accounts for the fact that air quality...
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.2-3% decrease in local employment and a 1-2% increase in domestic migration from rural to urban areas. These results provide an …
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the drivers of migration for retirees versus people still in the work force, one finds that the drivers for the two groups … migration decisions are decoupled from job market conditions. Retirees can indulge in specific tastes and preferences such as a … appear to consider both attributes, with natural amenities appearing more important drivers of migration decisions. …
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In many developing countries the composition of rural households is influenced by the migration of adult household …
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The large literature that aims to find evidence of climate migration delivers mixed findings. This meta …-regression analysis i) summarizes direct links between adverse climatic events and migration, ii) maps patterns of climate migration, and … most comprehensive sample of 3,625 estimates from 116 original studies and produce novel insights on climate migration. We …
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Migration is one of the channels West African populations can use to adjust to the negative impacts of climate change … drive international migration decisions within the region and toward Europe. The findings show that drier soil conditions …Migration ist eine der Möglichkeiten, welche die westafrikanische Bevölkerung nutzen kann, um sich an die negativen …
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