The Effect of Weather-Induced Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets: Evidence from Uganda

Eric Strobl () and Marie-Anne Valfort ()

No 6923, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: weather shocks; internal migration; labor market; Sub-Saharan Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E24 J21 J61 Q54 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 36 pages
Date: 2012-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-afr, nep-dev, nep-mig and nep-ure
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Published - published in: World Bank Economic Review, 2015, 29 (2), 385-412

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Journal Article: The Effect of Weather-Induced Internal Migration on Local Labor Markets. Evidence from Uganda (2015)
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Working Paper: The effect of weather-induced internal migration on local labor markets. Evidence from Uganda (2015)
Working Paper: The effect of weather-induced internal migration on local labor markets. Evidence from Uganda (2015)
Working Paper: The effect of weather-induced internal migration on local labor markets: evidence from Uganda (2013)
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