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Migration and Mobility

Project

Estimating Migration and Mobility after Environmental Hazards

Emilio Zagheni, Asli Ebru Sanlitürk, Daniela Perrotta, Risto Conte Keivabu; in Collaboration with Monica Alexander (University of Toronto, Canada), Kivan Polimis (University of Washington, Seattle, USA)

This project integrates mobility-related trace data with traditional data sources to examine adaptive behaviors and population movements in response to environmental hazards, thereby advancing our theoretical understanding of mobility and migration following sudden environmental shocks. Detailed Description

Research Keywords:

Data and Surveys, Migration

Region keywords:

Europe, Spain, USA

Publications

Mason, M.; Noel, S.; Rosenquist Ohlsson, L.; Salim, Z.; Conte Keivabu, R.; Perrotta, D.; Şanlitürk, A. E.:

Unequal adaptation: socioeconomic stratification in short-term mobility responses to wildfire hazards in Spain

MPIDR Working Paper WP-2026-023. (2026)

Alexander, M. J.; Polimis, K.; Zagheni, E.:

The impact of Hurricane Maria on out-migration from Puerto Rico: evidence from Facebook data

Population and Development Review 45:3, 617–630. (2019)

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