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Heterogeneity in Climate-Related Migration

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Esprabens_cornell_0058O_11811.pdf (6.42 MB)
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https://doi.org/10.7298/pa6a-7t41
https://hdl.handle.net/1813/114513
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Author
Esprabens, Luc
Abstract

As the effects of climate change become more prominent, people look for ways to adapt in order to limit damages. It's likely that different people will vary in their capability to adapt to climate change. Focusing on one form of adaptation, migration, I look at differences in migration rates between income groups and race in the United States. Lower income households are more impacted by changing temperatures in the origin compared to wealthier households. Results are less clear with the race analysis, but there is still evidence that the migration rates differ among groups. It's also important to account for long-term variation in the climate and both origin and destination characteristics. Overall, the climate in the origin seems to have a stronger effect than the destination climate. I provide empirical evidence of differences in climate migration rates among demographic groups, but additional research can shed more light on why people choose to move, where they go, and how this impacts both the origin and destination locations.

Description
47 pages
Date Issued
2023-08
Keywords
climate change
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income
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migration
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race
Committee Chair
Rudik, Ivan
Committee Member
Ortiz Bobea, Ariel
Degree Discipline
Applied Economics and Management
Degree Name
M.S., Applied Economics and Management
Degree Level
Master of Science
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International
Rights URI
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Type
dissertation or thesis
Link(s) to Catalog Record
https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/16219246

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