Long-term consequences of short-term precipitation shocks: Evidence from Brazilian migrant households

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 573-586

  Mueller, Valerie A ^a   Osgood, Daniel E ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Earth Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Climate; Household income; Migrants; Shocks

Indexed keywords

HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MIGRANT WORKER; NATURAL DISASTER; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 69549114657     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00399.x     Document Type: Article

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