When nature rebels: International migration, climate change, and inequality

Journal of Population Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 569-600

  Marchiori, Luca ^a,b   Schumacher, Ingmar ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate change; Migration; North South model

Indexed keywords

EID: 78751643733     PISSN: 09331433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00148-009-0274-3     Document Type: Article

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