Revisiting the climate driver and inhibitor mechanisms of international migration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21792020 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Dennis Wesselbaum (0000-0003-2701-6689, University of Otago, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 10-20 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Climate and Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1756-5529 • E-ISSN: 1756-5537 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17565529.2020.1711700 |
| OpenAlex | W2999804001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 36 |
In this paper, we add to the literature on the driving forces of international migration out of Africa. We particularly focus on the direct effect of climate variables: temperature, rainfall, and weather-related disaster. We revisit the question whether climate is a driver or inhibitor of migration using migration flows out of all African countries from 1980 to 2015 into 16 OECD countries. Our findings show that climate can be a driver and an inhibitor of migration depending on the size of the temperature shock. We show that temperature has non-linear effects on migration. We observe a U-shaped relationship for temperature at destination and an inverted U-shaped relationship at origin. We also find that the agricultural pathway does quantitatively matter: countries relying more heavily on agriculture experience larger migration flows. Finally, weather-related disaster also have a significant effect on international migration
Agriculture · Climate change · Climatology · Development economics · Economic geography · Economics · Geography · Human migration · Political science · Population · Sociology · Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration · Demography · Environmental Science · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Ecology · Geology
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Vulnerability
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |