Shock and roam: Migratory responses to natural disasters
Haishan Yuan and
Chuanqi Zhu
Economics Letters, 2016, vol. 148, issue C, 37-40
Abstract:
Using novel data on roaming mobile phones and a synthetic control method, we find out-migration in the area affected by the 2014 Ludian earthquake in Southwest China. The induced emigration emerged within a few weeks after the earthquake and persisted for months. We find no evidence that the earthquake drew back migrants who, prior to the earthquake, had emigrated to Guangdong province, which is a manufacturing hub and the primary destination of rural migrant workers in China.
Keywords: Internal migration; Natural disaster; Roaming mobile phones; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O15 O18 Q54 R12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2016.09.020
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