Temperature changes, household consumption, and internal migration: Evidence from Tanzania
Large rural‐urban wage gaps observed in many developing countries are suggestive of barriers to migration that keep potential migrants in rural areas. Using long panel data spanning nearly two decades, I study the extent to which migration rates are constrained by liquidity constraints in rural Tanz...
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| author | Hirvonen, Kalle |
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| description | Large rural‐urban wage gaps observed in many developing countries are suggestive of barriers to migration that keep potential migrants in rural areas. Using long panel data spanning nearly two decades, I study the extent to which migration rates are constrained by liquidity constraints in rural Tanzania. The analysis begins by quantifying the impact of weather variation on household welfare. The results show how household consumption co‐moves with temperature, rendering households vulnerable to local weather events. These temperature‐induced income shocks are then found to inhibit long‐term migration among men, thus preventing them from tapping into the opportunities brought about by geographical mobility. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1483702025-02-19T13:41:57Z Temperature changes, household consumption, and internal migration: Evidence from Tanzania Hirvonen, Kalle growing degree-days models economic development liquidity climate change migration Large rural‐urban wage gaps observed in many developing countries are suggestive of barriers to migration that keep potential migrants in rural areas. Using long panel data spanning nearly two decades, I study the extent to which migration rates are constrained by liquidity constraints in rural Tanzania. The analysis begins by quantifying the impact of weather variation on household welfare. The results show how household consumption co‐moves with temperature, rendering households vulnerable to local weather events. These temperature‐induced income shocks are then found to inhibit long‐term migration among men, thus preventing them from tapping into the opportunities brought about by geographical mobility. 2016-06-15 2024-06-21T09:24:30Z 2024-06-21T09:24:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148370 en Open Access Wiley Hirvonen, Kalle. 2016. Temperature changes, household consumption, and internal migration: Evidence from Tanzania. American Journal of Agricultural Economics 98(4): 1230 - 1249. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajae/aaw042 |
| spellingShingle | growing degree-days models economic development liquidity climate change migration Hirvonen, Kalle Temperature changes, household consumption, and internal migration: Evidence from Tanzania |
| title | Temperature changes, household consumption, and internal migration: Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_full | Temperature changes, household consumption, and internal migration: Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Temperature changes, household consumption, and internal migration: Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Temperature changes, household consumption, and internal migration: Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_short | Temperature changes, household consumption, and internal migration: Evidence from Tanzania |
| title_sort | temperature changes household consumption and internal migration evidence from tanzania |
| topic | growing degree-days models economic development liquidity climate change migration |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/148370 |
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