Natural disasters and migration

International Handbook on the Economics of Migration

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 309-330

  Belasen, Ariel R ^a   Polachek, Solomon W ^b,c  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IZA   (Germany)

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EID: 85039703263     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781782546078.00026     Document Type: Chapter

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