Some recent papers by Dell et al. (2009) and Dell et al. (2012) (DJO) relating weather and economic outcomes, have … countries, leaving rich countries basically unaffected. In this study, we make use of a detailed weather and economic dataset …

Linking indegenious knowledge of the community with modern techniques to mesure, analyse and reduce disaster … local wisdom, knowledge along with modern tools and techniques can give rid from disaster worst situation and can reduce …

While Mexico's southern states differ substantially in terms of their migration profile, many of the issues confronted … by the three states are the same. In this paper, we focus on five questions: (a) How large are migration flows, and what … can be expected in the future?; (b) To what extent does migration increase per capita income and thereby reduce poverty …

What is the long term effect of cash transfers (CT) on rural migration? CT programs have demonstrated to increase human … on the long term effects of CT programs particularly on migration decisions. Progresa-Oportunidades, the pioneer Mexican … a significant increase in the migration patterns of this population. …

What is the long term effect of conditional cash transfers (CCT) on labor and migration decisions? There is scientific … little evidence on their long term effects on labor and migration decisions. The experimental data is limited for this … purpose. I examine the short and long term effects of Progresa-Oportunidades on migration using a regression discontinuity …