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Heterogeneity in migration responses to climate shocks : evidence from Madagascar
Marchetta, Francesca; Sahn, David E.; Tiberti, Luca; … - 2021
We analyze the impact of climate events on migration among a cohort of young adults residing in rural Madagascar. We … find a strong negative impact of drought on the decision of youth to migrate in the year after the adverse weather shock … cushion the blow of the shock on the resources required to finance migration. We also find that households that report more …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012419131
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Labor outcomes during the transition from adolescence to adulthood : the role of personality, cognition, and shocks in Madagascar
Sahn, David E.; Villa, Kira M. - 2016
There is growing evidence that noncognitive skills affect economic, behavioral, and demographic outcomes in the developed world. However, little such evidence exists from developing countries. This paper estimates the joint effect of five specific personality traits and cognition on a sequence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011580922
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Regional migration, insurance and economic shocks : evidence from Nicaraguax
Millán, Teresa Molina - 2015
To test whether transfers sent and received by regional migrants serve an insurance role, this paper estimates the causal impact of income shocks at a migrant's origin and destination location on the bilateral transfer of funds. Using rainfall shocks in rural Nicaragua, I find that migrants aged...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011387156
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School or work? : the role of weather shocks in Madagascar
Marchetta, Francesca; Sahn, David E.; Tiberti, Luca - 2018
adults by estimating a bivariate probit model, using a panel survey conducted in 2004 and 2011 in Madagascar − a poor island …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011820991
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Cumulative climate shocks and migratory flows : evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
Di Falco, Salvatore; Kis, Anna B.; Viarengo, Martina - 2022
We re-examine the effects of negative weather anomalies during the growing season on the decision to migrate in rural households in five sub-Saharan African countries. To this end we combine a multi-country household panel dataset with high-resolution gridded precipitation data. We find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012886882
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The impact of early childbearing on schooling and cognitive skills among young women in Madagascar
Herrera, Catalina; Sahn, David E. - 2015
pregnant while attending school. Using panel data in Madagascar, we analyze the impact of teenage pregnancy on young women …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011346608
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Childhood determinants of internal youth migration in Senegal
Herrera, Catalina; Sahn, David E. - 2020
BACKGROUND: Internal migration, mostly composed of young adults and the poor, constitutes the largest flow of people in developing countries. Few studies document the patterns and determinants of internal youth migration in sub-Saharan Africa. OBJECTIVES: This paper analyzes the socioeconomic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012178292
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The competitive earning incentive for sons : evidence from migration in China
Li, Wenchao; Yi, Junjian - 2015
This paper first finds a clear pattern of child gender difference in family migration in China. Specifically, our estimates show that on average, the first child being a son increases the father's migration probability by 25.2 percent. We hypothesize that the family's competitive earning...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011307893
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Household migration and child educational attainment : the case of Uganda
Ferrone, Lucia; Giannelli, Gianna Claudia - 2015
In many Sub-Saharan African countries, a large number of people migrate internally or abroad because of demographic, economic and political factors. This pronounced mobility is likely to have consequences for child education, which is still a matter of concern in the region. We study this issue...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010498497
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The cultural diffusion of the fertility transition : evidence from internal migration in 19th century France
Daudin, Guillaume; Franck, Raphaël; Rapoport, Hillel - 2016
France experienced the demographic transition before richer and more educated countries. This paper offers a novel explanation for this puzzle that emphasizes the diffusion of culture and information through internal migration. It tests how migration affected fertility by building a decennial...
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