Aid Effectiveness in Ghana: Howws the LLAquila Food Security Initiative Doing?

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Environmental Migration and Labor Markets in Nepal

Maystadt

Mueller

Sebastian

2014

SSRN Journal

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While an emerging literature cites weather shocks as migration determinants, scant evidence exists on how such migration affects the markets of receiving communities in developing countries. We address this knowledge gap by investigating the impact of weather-driven internal migration on labor markets in Nepal. An increase of 1 percentage point in net migration reduces wages in the formal sector by 5.7%. A similar change in migration augments unemployment by 1 percentage point. The unskilled bear greater consequences. Understanding entrepreneurial constraints and drivers of labor market exits will inform pathways to resilience. JEL Codes: J21, J61, O15Keywords: Environmental migration, Labor markets, Nepal, Weather A GROWING LITERATURE identifies migration as a response to weather variations in developing countries. Rural workers search for employment elsewhere to mitigate income losses temporarily or move permanently if the damages are severe Jean-François Maystadt is at the

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Aid Effectiveness in Ghana: Howws the LLAquila Food Security Initiative Doing?

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