Hurricane strikes and local migration in US coastal counties

C-Tier
Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2014
Volume: 124
Issue: 1
Pages: 17-20

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We examine the effects of hurricane shocks on key migration variables in US coastal counties. Results show that hurricane strikes increase the outward migration rate and that these migrants were somewhat wealthier, but that there was no impact on inward migration.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:124:y:2014:i:1:p:17-20
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-26