Behrer, A.P., Bolotnyy, V. Understanding the migratory response to hurricanes and tropical storms in the USA. Nat Hum Behav
Objective:
- Use data on the paths of all Atlantic basin hurricans and tropical storms between 1992 and 2017 to study the migratory response to these storms
Case:
- USA
Methodology:
- Regression
Data Source
- County-to-county migrant
- Storms from FEMA
Findings:
- Total population-weighted exposure to storms increases
- Counties with high economic activity see net in-migration after a storm
