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Environment, land and rural out-migration in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes

Out-migration, environmental degradation, and changes in land distribution are all key processes of rural transformation in the developing world, but few quantitative studies have investigated their interactions in migrant origin areas. This study uses survey data from the southern Ecuadorian Andes and an event history model to investigate the effects of land ownership and environmental … Continue reading Environment, land and rural out-migration in the Southern Ecuadorian Andes

Drought and population mobility in rural Ethiopia

Significant attention has focused on the possibility that climate change will displace large populations in the developing world, but few multivariate studies have investigated climate-induced migration. We use event history methods and a unique longitudinal dataset from the rural Ethiopian highlands to investigate the effects of drought on population mobility over a 10-year period. The … Continue reading Drought and population mobility in rural Ethiopia