Gendered migration responses to drought in Malawi

IF 1.3 4区经济学 Q3 DEMOGRAPHY

Journal of Demographic Economics Pub Date : 2021-04-06 DOI:10.1017/dem.2021.8

Luis Becerra-Valbuena, Katrin Millock

引用次数: 7

Abstract

Abstract Migration is a common means of adaptation to weather shocks. Previous research has identified heterogeneous effects according to age, sex, and wealth, but little is still known about how marriage-related institutions affect such migration. Relying on a quasi-experimental identification strategy, we analyze marriage- and work-related migration in Malawi following large droughts, separating the effects for female and male migrants according to different age groups. The analysis based on stated motives of migration reveals marginal decreases in marriage-related migration among girls, but increases in marriage-related migration within districts for women in older age groups. We also find large increases in work-related between-district migration for boys, and to a smaller extent also for girls following severe drought. The results add to the evidence of the potentially adverse effects of migration as a coping mechanism following drought when other means of insurance do not exist.

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马拉维对干旱的性别移民反应

摘要迁徙是适应天气冲击的一种常见手段。先前的研究已经确定了根据年龄、性别和财富的异质性影响，但对婚姻相关机构如何影响这种移民仍知之甚少。基于一种准实验性的识别策略，我们分析了大干旱后马拉维的婚姻和工作移民，根据不同年龄组将对女性和男性移民的影响分开。根据所述移民动机进行的分析显示，女孩中与婚姻有关的移民略有减少，但年龄较大的妇女在地区内与结婚有关的移民有所增加。我们还发现，在严重干旱后，男孩和女孩在地区间的工作移民大幅增加，但幅度较小。研究结果进一步证明，在没有其他保险手段的情况下，移民作为干旱后的一种应对机制可能会产生不利影响。

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Journal of Demographic Economics Multiple-

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2.30

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期刊介绍： Demographic variables such as fertility, mortality, migration and family structures notably respond to economic incentives and in turn affect the economic development of societies. Journal of Demographic Economics welcomes both empirical and theoretical papers on issues relevant to Demographic Economics with a preference for combining abstract economic or demographic models together with data to highlight major mechanisms. The journal was first published in 1929 as Bulletin de l’Institut des Sciences Economiques. It later became known as Louvain Economic Review, and continued till 2014 to publish under this title. In 2015, it moved to Cambridge University Press, increased its international character and changed its focus exclusively to demographic economics.