Should they stay or should they go? Climate migrants and local conflicts Migration acts as an escape valve for conflict in areas suffering from climate change, but does not increase conflict in destination countries Migration & Urbanisation Valentina Bosetti Cristina Cattaneo Giovanni Peri Published 18.06.18
Building effective and functioning cities Ed Glaeser on why urbanisation is the best way to foster economic growth, and how cities should be planned. Migration & Urbanisation Edward Glaeser Published 01.06.18
Building effective and functioning cities Ed Gleaser on why urbanisation is the best way to foster economic growth, and how cities should be planned. Migration & Urbanisation Edward Glaeser Published 17.04.18
A toxic environment: Rapid growth, pollution and migration Pollution is driving the young and well-educated out of China's cities Migration & Urbanisation Shuai Chen Paulina Oliva Peng Zhang Published 02.03.18
Let their people come: Migrants as drivers of knowledge diffusion Migration, particularly skilled migration, is a driver of knowledge diffusion and it can induce productivity shifts as measured by new exports Migration & Urbanisation Dany Bahar Hillel Rapoport Published 19.02.18
An agenda for urban access Jitendra Bajpai of Columbia University outlines the three major accessibility problems facing cities in developing countries and policy ideas for how to overcome them. Migration & Urbanisation Jitendra Bajpai Published 12.02.18
International migration's long-term impact: Evidence from a lottery Outcomes for migration lottery winners suggest the economic payoff to moving to a richer country comes immediately and persists for at least a decade Migration & Urbanisation John Gibson David McKenzie Halahingao Rohorua Steven Stillman Published 05.02.18
Changing population distribution: The roles of nature and history The dynamic interplay of geography, technology, economic growth, and history has changed the way population is distributed Migration & Urbanisation Vernon Henderson Tim Squires Adam Storeygard David Weil Published 25.01.18
Measuring living standards in African cities and rural areas It’s no wonder that people are moving to cities. Urban areas offer better amenities and, on average, pay higher wages than rural areas. Migration & Urbanisation Douglas Gollin Martina Kirchberger David Lagakos Published 02.10.17
