Arbeitspapier
The effect of weather-induced internal migration on local labor markets: Evidence from Uganda
Relying on census data collected in 2002 and historical weather data for Uganda, we estimate the impact of weather-induced internal migration on the probability for non-migrants living in the destination regions to be employed. Our results reveal a significant negative impact. Consistent with the prediction of a simple theoretical model, they further show that this negative impact is significantly stronger in regions with lower road density and therefore less conducive to capital mobility: a 10 percentage points increase in the net in-migration rate in these areas decreases the probability of being employed of non-migrants by more than 20 percentage points.
- Language
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: IZA Discussion Papers ; No. 6923
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Employment; Unemployment; Wages; Intergenerational Income Distribution; Aggregate Human Capital; Aggregate Labor Productivity
Labor Force and Employment, Size, and Structure
Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming
Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
- Subject
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weather shocks
internal migration
labor market
Sub-Saharan Africa
Wetter
Binnenwanderung
Regionale Arbeitsmobilität
Regionale Arbeitslosigkeit
Beschäftigungseffekt
Uganda
- Event
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Geistige Schöpfung
- (who)
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Strobl, Eric
Valfort, Marie-Anne
- Event
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Veröffentlichung
- (who)
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Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
- (where)
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Bonn
- (when)
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2012
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Strobl, Eric
- Valfort, Marie-Anne
- Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Time of origin
- 2012
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