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来源类型	Discussion paper
规范类型	论文
来源ID	DP15008
	DP15008 International Migration Responses to Natural Disasters: Evidence from Modern Europe’s Deadliest Earthquake
	Yannay Spitzer; Gaspare Tortorici; Ariell Zimran
发表日期	2020-07-07
出版年	2020
语种	英语
摘要	The Messina-Reggio Calabria Earthquake (1908) was the deadliest earthquake and arguably the most devastating natural disaster in modern European history. It occurred when overseas mass emigration from southern Italy was at its peak and international borders were open, making emigration a widespread phenomenon and a readily available option for disaster relief. We use this singular event and its unique and important context to study the effects of natural disasters on international migration. Using commune-level data on damage and annual emigration, we find that, despite massive destruction, there is no evidence that the earthquake had, on average, a large impact on emigration or its composition. There were, however, heterogeneous and offsetting responses to the shock, with a more positive effect on emigration in districts where agricultural day laborers comprised a larger share of the labor force, suggesting that attachment to the land was an impediment to reacting to the disaster through migration. Nonetheless, relative to the effects of ordinary shocks, such as a recession in the destination, this momentous event had a small impact on emigration rates. These findings contribute to literatures on climate- and disaster-driven migration and on the Age of Mass Migration.
主题	Development Economics ; Economic History
关键词	Migration Natural disasters Refugees Italy Us immigration Age of mass migration
URL	https://cepr.org/publications/dp15008
来源智库	Centre for Economic Policy Research (United Kingdom)
资源类型	智库出版物
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.153/handle/2XGU8XDN/543956
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Yannay Spitzer,Gaspare Tortorici,Ariell Zimran. DP15008 International Migration Responses to Natural Disasters: Evidence from Modern Europe’s Deadliest Earthquake. 2020.