Hurricane strikes and local migration in US coastal counties

We examine the effects of hurricane shocks on key migration variables in US coastal counties. Results show that hurricane strikes increase the outward migration rate and that these migrants were somewhat wealthier, but that there was no impact on inward migration.

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Year of publication:	2014
Authors:	Ouattara, B. ; Strobl, E.
Published in:	Economics Letters. - Elsevier, ISSN 0165-1765. - Vol. 124.2014, 1, p. 17-20
Publisher:	Elsevier
Subject:	Natural disasters \| Migration \| Panel data \| VAR

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Type of publication:	Article
Classification:	C33 - Models with Panel Data ; O15 - Human Resources; Income Distribution; Migration ; Q54 - Climate; Natural Disasters
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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