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Is climate-induced income variability a driver of migration?: a macro-economic perspective

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Is climate-induced income variability a driver of migration? a macro-economic perspective. / Marchiori, Luca; Maystadt, Jean-Francois; Schumacher, Ingmar.
In: Migration and Development, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2017, p. 33-59.

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Marchiori, L, Maystadt, J-F & Schumacher, I 2017, 'Is climate-induced income variability a driver of migration? a macro-economic perspective', Migration and Development, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 33-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/21632324.2015.1020106

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Marchiori, L., Maystadt, J-F., & Schumacher, I. (2017). Is climate-induced income variability a driver of migration? a macro-economic perspective. Migration and Development, 6(1), 33-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/21632324.2015.1020106

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Marchiori L, Maystadt J-F, Schumacher I. Is climate-induced income variability a driver of migration? a macro-economic perspective. Migration and Development. 2017;6(1):33-59. Epub 2015 Mar 23. doi: 10.1080/21632324.2015.1020106

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Marchiori, Luca ; Maystadt, Jean-Francois ; Schumacher, Ingmar. / Is climate-induced income variability a driver of migration? a macro-economic perspective. In: Migration and Development. 2017 ; Vol. 6, No. 1. pp. 33-59.

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