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Environmental Migration and Labor Markets in Nepal

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Maystadt, Jean-François [UCL] Mueller, Valerie [IFPRI] Sebastian, Ashwini [University of Maryland]

While an emerging literature cites weather shocks as migration determinants, scant evidence exists on how such migration affects 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 5.7%. A similar change in migration augments unemployment by 1 percentage point. The unskilled bear greater consequences. Understanding entrepreneurial constraints and drivers of labor market exits will inform pathways to resilience.

Document type Article de périodique (Journal article) – Article de recherche
Publication date 2016
Language Anglais
Journal information "Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists" - Vol. 3, no.2, p. 417-452 (2016)
Peer reviewed yes
Publisher University of Chicago Press
issn 2333-5955
e-issn 2333-5963
Publication status Publié
Affiliation UCL - SSH/LIDAM/IRES - Institut de recherches économiques et sociales
Keywords Environmental Migration ; Weather ; Conflict ; Labor markets ; Nepal
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Bibliographic reference Maystadt, Jean-François ; Mueller, Valerie ; Sebastian, Ashwini. Environmental Migration and Labor Markets in Nepal. In: Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Vol. 3, no.2, p. 417-452 (2016)
Permanent URL http://hdl.handle.net/2078.1/239851