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, this paper estimates the impact of weather-induced internal migration on the probability for non-migrants living in the destination regions to be employed. Consistent...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/09/18229568/effect-weather-induced-internal-migration-local-labor-markets-evidence-uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15832 |
| Summary: | Relying on census data collected in 2002
and historical weather data for Uganda, this paper estimates
the impact of weather-induced internal migration on the
probability for non-migrants living in the destination
regions to be employed. Consistent with the prediction of a
simple theoretical model, the results reveal a larger
negative impact than the one documented for developed
countries. They further show that this negative impact is
significantly stronger in Ugandan 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 10 percentage points. |
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