Three essays in economics of internal migration

• Grant number: 18/12249-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): January 01, 2019
• Effective date (End): February 28, 2021
• Field of knowledge: Applied Social Sciences - Economics
• Principal Investigator: Raphael Bottura Corbi
• Grantee: Tiago Pontes Ferraz
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade (FEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

The impacts of internal migration comprise several branches of economic theory and have substantial policy implications. From changes in the equilibrium of local labor markets to the provision of urban infrastructure or social mobility, a wide range of questions related to this phenomenon need to be addressed. The main goal of this research project is to investigate and try to answer empirically some of those questions. The first essay will study how internal migration affects Brazilian local labor markets in the destination municipalities, using exogenous weather-inducedmigrant flows from the Semiarid region. The second essay will look at the problem of housing quality and slum formation using the same exogenous shock. Finally, the third essay addresses the role of media content shaping individuals' aspirations and its impact on their decision to migrate. (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

FERRAZ, Tiago Pontes. Essays in Economics of internal migration. 2023. Doctoral Thesis - Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade (FEA/SBD) São Paulo.