TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Cai, Ruohong
AU  - Feng, Shuaizhang
AU  - Pytlikova, Mariola
AU  - Oppenheimer, Michael
        TI  - Climate Variability and International Migration: The Importance of the Agricultural Linkage
        PY  - 2014/May/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 8183
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp8183
        AB  - While there is considerable interest in understanding the climate-migration relationship, particularly in the context of concerns about global climatic change, little is known about underlying mechanisms. We analyze a unique and extensive set of panel data characterizing annual bilateral international migration flows from 163 origin countries to 42 OECD destination countries covering the last three decades.
We find a positive and statistically significant relationship between temperature and international outmigration only in the most agriculture-dependent countries, consistent with the widely-documented adverse impact of temperature on agricultural productivity. In addition, migration flows to current major destinations are especially temperature-sensitive. Policies to address issues related to climate-induced international migration would be more effective if focused on the agriculture-dependent countries and especially people in those countries whose livelihoods depend on agriculture.
        KW  - international migration
KW  - climate variability
KW  - agricultural productivity
        ER  -