Chort, Isabelle; De La Rupelle, Maëlys - 2022
While there is a growing literature on the impact of climate and weather-related events on migration, little is known … environmental disasters. This paper uses state-level data on migration ows between Mexico and the U.S. from 1999 to 2012 to … response to weather shocks. We find that Fonden decreases migration in response to heavy rainfall, hurricanes and droughts …