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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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Climate shocks, agriculture, and migration in Nepal : disentangling the interdependencies
Arslan, Aslıhan; Egger, Eva-Maria; Mane, Erdgin; … - World Institute for Development Economics Research - 2021
Climate change is expected to increase the risk in agricultural production due to increasing temperatures and rainfall variability. Smallholders can adjust by diversifying income sources, including through migration. Most existing studies investigate whether households send a migrant after...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012608599
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Heterogeneity in migration responses to climate shocks : evidence from Madagascar
Marchetta, Francesca; Sahn, David E.; Tiberti, Luca; … - 2021
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013271339
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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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Labor Outcomes During the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood : The Role of Personality, Cognition, and Shocks in Madagascar
Sahn, David E. - 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/10012978955
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Child labor, rainfall shocks, and financial inclusion : evidence from rural households
Bernal, Carolina; Vlaicu, Razvan - 2023
's time between domestic activities and school attendance. Households affected by an unanticipated rainfall shock face an … natural disaster aid mitigate or eliminate the shock-induced shift toward domestic activities and away from schooling. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014457812
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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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The role of weather on schooling and work of youngaAdults in Madagascar
Marchetta, Francesca; Sahn, David E.; Tiberti, Luca - In: American journal of agricultural economics 101 (2019) 4, pp. 1203-1227
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012115332
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School or work? : the role of weather shocks in Madagascar
Marchetta, Francesca; Sahn, David E.; Tiberti, Luca - 2017
Climate change is particularly important issue in Madagascar, a poor island nation that is frequently affected by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011752133
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School or work? : the role of weather shocks in Madagascar
Marchetta, Francesca; Sahn, David E.; Tiberti, Luca - 2018
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011848491