The Political Impact of Environmental Migration: Evidence from Hurricane-Prone Regions in Mexico

• In Event: Political Attitudes in Latin America

Brief Overview

This paper explores the influence of hurricane-induced out-migration on local politics in Mexico. It analyzes hurricane data since 1980 alongside electoral data to estimate the effect of environmental out-migration on voting behavior.

Authors

• Tesalia Elisa Rizzo Reyes, University of California-Merced

• Teagan Zuniga, University of California-Merced