Heat Exposure and Youth Migration in Central America and the Caribbean
We employ a triple difference-in-difference approach, using censuses and georeferenced temperature data, to quantify heat effects on internal migration in Central America and the Caribbean. A 1-standard deviation increase in heat would affect the lives of 7,314 and 1,578 unskilled young women and men. The effect is smaller than observed in response to droughts and hurricanes but could increase with climate change. Interestingly, youth facing heat waves are more likely to move to urban centers than when exposed to disasters endemic to the region. Research identifying the implications of these choices and interventions available to minimize distress migration is warranted.
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dig-okr-10986290602021-05-25T10:54:42Z Heat Exposure and Youth Migration in Central America and the Caribbean Baez, Javier Caruso, German Mueller, Valerie Niu, Chiyu HEAT MIGRATION URBANIZATION DROUGHT HURRICANES CLIMATE CHANGE NATURAL DISASTERS INTERNAL MIGRATION We employ a triple difference-in-difference approach, using censuses and georeferenced temperature data, to quantify heat effects on internal migration in Central America and the Caribbean. A 1-standard deviation increase in heat would affect the lives of 7,314 and 1,578 unskilled young women and men. The effect is smaller than observed in response to droughts and hurricanes but could increase with climate change. Interestingly, youth facing heat waves are more likely to move to urban centers than when exposed to disasters endemic to the region. Research identifying the implications of these choices and interventions available to minimize distress migration is warranted. 2017-12-20T15:59:42Z 2017-12-20T15:59:42Z 2017-05 Journal Article American Economic Review 0002-8282 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29060 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo American Economic Association American Economic Association Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Caribbean Central America |
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We employ a triple difference-in-difference approach, using censuses and georeferenced temperature data, to quantify heat effects on internal migration in Central America and the Caribbean. A 1-standard deviation increase in heat would affect the lives of 7,314 and 1,578 unskilled young women and men. The effect is smaller than observed in response to droughts and hurricanes but could increase with climate change. Interestingly, youth facing heat waves are more likely to move to urban centers than when exposed to disasters endemic to the region. Research identifying the implications of these choices and interventions available to minimize distress migration is warranted. |
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Baez, Javier Caruso, German Mueller, Valerie Niu, Chiyu |
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Heat Exposure and Youth Migration in Central America and the Caribbean |
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Heat Exposure and Youth Migration in Central America and the Caribbean |
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Heat Exposure and Youth Migration in Central America and the Caribbean |
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