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Climate Anomalies and International Migration: A Disaggregated Analysis for West Africa

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dc.contributor.authorMartínez Flores, Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorMilusheva, Sveta
dc.contributor.authorReichert, Arndt R.
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-20T14:49:39Z
dc.date.available2021-05-20T14:49:39Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.description.abstractMigration is one of the channels West African populations can use to adjust to the negative impacts of climate change. Using novel geo-referenced and high- frequency data, this study investigates the extent to which soil moisture anomalies drive international migration decisions within the region and toward Europe. The findings show that drier soil conditions decrease (rather than increase) the probability to migrate. A standard deviation decrease in soil moisture leads to a 2 percentage point drop in the probability to migrate, equivalent to a 25 percent decrease in the number of migrants. This effect is concentrated during the crop-growing season and likely driven by financial constraints. The effect is only seen for areas that are in the middle of the income distribution, with no impact on the poorest or richest areas of a country, suggesting that the former were constrained to start and the latter can address those financial constraints.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/906611621275380661/Climate-Anomalies-and-International-Migration-A-Disaggregated-Analysis-for-West-Africa
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9664
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/35612
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9664
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectSOIL MOISTURE
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTIONAL IMPACT
dc.titleClimate Anomalies and International Migrationen
dc.title.subtitleA Disaggregated Analysis for West Africaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleClimate Anomalies and International Migration: A Disaggregated Analysis for West Africa
okr.date.disclosure2021-05-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:44:15.155136Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/906611621275380661/Climate-Anomalies-and-International-Migration-A-Disaggregated-Analysis-for-West-Africa
okr.guid906611621275380661
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-9664
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0885d3016_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum33082973
okr.identifier.reportWPS9664
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/906611621275380661/pdf/Climate-Anomalies-and-International-Migration-A-Disaggregated-Analysis-for-West-Africa.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Western and Central (AFW)
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
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okr.statistics.dr906611621275380661
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okr.topicAgriculture::Climate Change and Agriculture
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.unitDevelopment Impact Evaluation Group, Development Economics
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