Climate-induced international migration and conflicts

CESifo Economic Studies

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 500-528

  Cattaneo, Cristina ^a   Bosetti, Valentina ^b,c  

^a FONDAZIONE ENI ENRICO MATTEI   (Italy)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM) and Centro Euro Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC)   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conflict; Emigration; Global warming

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EMIGRATION; GLOBAL WARMING; INTERNATIONAL CONFLICT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 85039733481     PISSN: 1610241X     EISSN: 16127501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cesifo/ifx010     Document Type: Article

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