where farming remains a major source of income. The authors focus on risks related to weather events (such as excess rain …, droughts, freezes, and high winds) that have a severe impact on rural incomes. Weather insurance could cover the covariate risk … purchasing these weather contracts. Given recent Mexican innovations targeted at helping the poor cope with catastrophe weather …

The authors examine the role of migration networks in determining self-selection patterns of Mexico-U.S. migration … from Mexico, the authors then show that the probability of migration is increasing with education in communities with low …. They first present a simple theoretical framework showing how such networks impact on migration incentives at different …

The authors examine the impact of migration on educational attainment in rural Mexico. Using historical migration rates … by state to instrument for current migration, they find evidence of a significant negative effect of migration on … completing high school. The negative effect of migration on schooling is somewhat mitigated for younger girls with low educated …

The authors investigate the impact of international migration on child health outcomes in rural Mexico using a … nationally representative demographic survey. They use historic migration networks as instruments for current household migration … migration may affect health outcomes and find evidence that migration raises health knowledge in addition to the direct effect …

predictions using data on migration within Mexico where the census data permit careful analysis. They offer the first … specifications for migration within Mexico, incorporating measures of cost of living, amenities, and networks. Contrary to much of … direct investment (FDI) flows, creating jobs and reducing migration to the United States. Since poor data on illegal flows to …

A climate change vulnerability index in agriculture is presented at the municipal level in Mexico. Because the index is … baseline that coastal areas host some of the most vulnerable municipalities to climate change in Mexico. However, it also shows … adverse socio-demographic conditions. With the vast municipal data available in Mexico, further sub-index estimations can lead …

disaster. It represents explicitly production bottlenecks, models a flexibility in production capacity in case of scarcity, and …