Taken by Storm : Hurricanes , Migrant Networks
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چکیده
How readily do potential migrants respond to increased returns to migration? Even if origin areas become less attractive vis-à-vis migration destinations, fixed costs can prevent increased migration. We examine migration responses to hurricanes, which reduce the attractiveness of origin locations. Restricted-access U.S. Census data allows precise migration measures and analysis of more migrant-origin countries. Hurricanes increase U.S. immigration, with the effect increasing in the size of prior migrant stocks. Large migrant networks reduce fixed costs by facilitating legal immigration from hurricane-affected source countries. Hurricane-induced immigration can be fully accounted for by new legal permanent residents (“green card” holders).
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Taken by Storm : Hurricanes , Migrant Networks , and U . S . Immigration ∗
How readily do potential migrants respond to changes in the returns to migration? When there are fixed migration costs, potential migrants can fail to respond to increased migration returns. We explore these issues in the context of migration to the U.S., the world’s largest migration destination. We exploit exogenous variation in the returns to migration due to natural disasters (in particular...
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