American Economic Journal:
Applied Economics
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Taken by Storm: Hurricanes, Migrant Networks, and US Immigration
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics
vol. 12,
no. 2, April 2020
(pp. 250–77)
Abstract
Do negative shocks in origin countries encourage or inhibit international migration? What roles do networks play in modifying out-migration responses? The answers to these questions are not theoretically obvious, and past empirical findings are equivocal. We examine the impact of hurricanes on a quarter century of international migration to the United States. Hurricanes increase migration to the United States, with the effect's magnitude increasing in the size of prior migrant stocks. We provide new insights into how networks facilitate legal, permanent US immigration in response to origin country shocks, a matter of growing importance as climate change increases natural disaster impacts.Citation
Mahajan, Parag, and Dean Yang. 2020. "Taken by Storm: Hurricanes, Migrant Networks, and US Immigration." American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 12 (2): 250–77. DOI: 10.1257/app.20180438Additional Materials
JEL Classification
- F22 International Migration
- J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
- Q54 Climate; Natural Disasters and Their Management; Global Warming
- Z13 Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology; Language; Social and Economic Stratification
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