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Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal

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Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal. / Maystadt, Jean-Francois; Mueller, Valerie; Sebastian, Ashwini.
In: Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Vol. 3, No. 2, 06.2016, p. 417-452.

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Maystadt, J-F, Mueller, V & Sebastian, A 2016, 'Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal', Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 417-452.

APA

Maystadt, J.-F., Mueller, V., & Sebastian, A. (2016). Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 3(2), 417-452.

Vancouver

Maystadt JF, Mueller V, Sebastian A. Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 2016 Jun;3(2):417-452. Epub 2016 Apr 15.

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Maystadt, Jean-Francois ; Mueller, Valerie ; Sebastian, Ashwini. / Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal. In: Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists. 2016 ; Vol. 3, No. 2. pp. 417-452.

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title = "Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal",
abstract = "While an emerging literature cites weather shocks as migration determinants, scant evidence exists on how such migration affects the markets of receiving communities in developing countries. We address this knowledge gap by investigating the impact of weather-driven internal migration on labor markets in Nepal. An increase of 1 percentage point in net migration reduces wages in the formal sector by 5.7%. A similar change in migration augments unemployment by 1 percentage point. The unskilled bear greater consequences. Understanding entrepreneurial constraints and drivers of labor market exits will inform pathways to resilience.",
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N2 - While an emerging literature cites weather shocks as migration determinants, scant evidence exists on how such migration affects the markets of receiving communities in developing countries. We address this knowledge gap by investigating the impact of weather-driven internal migration on labor markets in Nepal. An increase of 1 percentage point in net migration reduces wages in the formal sector by 5.7%. A similar change in migration augments unemployment by 1 percentage point. The unskilled bear greater consequences. Understanding entrepreneurial constraints and drivers of labor market exits will inform pathways to resilience.

AB - While an emerging literature cites weather shocks as migration determinants, scant evidence exists on how such migration affects the markets of receiving communities in developing countries. We address this knowledge gap by investigating the impact of weather-driven internal migration on labor markets in Nepal. An increase of 1 percentage point in net migration reduces wages in the formal sector by 5.7%. A similar change in migration augments unemployment by 1 percentage point. The unskilled bear greater consequences. Understanding entrepreneurial constraints and drivers of labor market exits will inform pathways to resilience.

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KW - Labor markets

KW - Nepal

KW - Weather

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JO - Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

JF - Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists

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