Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Jean-Francois Maystadt
Author-Name-First: Jean-Francois
Author-Name-Last: Maystadt
Author-Name: Valerie Mueller
Author-Name-First: Valerie
Author-Name-Last: Mueller
Author-Name: Ashwini Sebastian
Author-Name-First: Ashwini
Author-Name-Last: Sebastian
Title: Environmental migration and labor markets in Nepal
Abstract: While an emerging literature cites weather shocks as migration determinants, scant evidence exists on how such migration impacts the markets of receiving communities in developing countries. We address this knowledge gap by investigating the impact of weather-driven internal migration on labor markets in Nepal. An increase of 1 percentage point in net migration reduces wages in the formal sector by 4.8 percentage points. The absence of wage effects in the informal sector is consistent with the exit of low-skilled native workers from the labor market. Understanding entrepreneurial constraints and drivers of labor market exits will inform pathways to resilience.
Creation-Date: 2014
File-URL: http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/media/lancaster-university/content-assets/documents/lums/economics/working-papers/EnvironmentalMigration.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
Number: 66401053
Classification-JEL: J21, J61, O15
Keywords: Environmental migration, weather, conflict, labor markets, Nepal
Handle: RePEc:lan:wpaper:66401053