The Long-run Impact of Historical Shocks on the Decision to Migrate: Evidence from the Irish Migration

Gayane Vardanyan, Gaia Narciso, Battista Severgnini

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Abstract

This study investigates how negative historical shocks can explain migration in the long-run. We construct a unique dataset based on the 1901 and 1911 Irish Census data and a selection of the Ellis Island Administrative Records which allow us to test whether the Great Irish Famine (1845-1850), one of the most lethal starvation in history, has shaped the decision of migrating to the USA in the following 70 years. We control for several set of individual and geographical characteristics and we find that the Irish Famine was an important significant driver of individuals’ migration choices. Instrumental variable analysis based on the exogenous spread of the potato blight provides consistent results.
OriginalsprogEngelsk
Publikationsdato2018
Antal sider5
StatusUdgivet - 2018
Begivenhed15th Annual Migration Meeting - Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, USA
Varighed: 9 aug. 201810 aug. 2018
Konferencens nummer: 15
http://conference.iza.org/conference_files/AMM_2018/viewProgram?conf_id=3148

Konference

Konference15th Annual Migration Meeting
Nummer15
LokationHarvard Kennedy School
Land/OmrådeUSA
ByCambridge
Periode09/08/201810/08/2018
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Emneord

  • Mass migration
  • Negative shock
  • Long-run impact
  • Great Famine

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