The effect of climate unpredictability and natural disasters due to temperature rise on labor mobility in Bangladesh

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2023-09
Publisher
Brac University
Author
Haque, Adipon
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http://hdl.handle.net/10361/22649
Abstract
The unpredictability of climate and natural disasters is a concern in Bangladesh because this forces laborers in Bangladesh to leave their birthplace. This thesis is about measuring the effect of temperature, which is a proxy of climate and natural disasters, on labor mobility in Bangladesh by using Labor Force Survey (LFS) data from 2013 and mean temperature data from 2005-2015. The empirical analysis has used the econometric method and has found a positive influence of temperature on labor mobility. This thesis also has suggested policies to tackle the labor mobility crisis due to temperature-induced climate unpredictability and natural disasters.
Keywords
Econometric method; Natural disasters; Climate; Labor mobility; Labor force survey
 
LC Subject Headings
Climate change.; Natural disasters--Bangladesh.
 
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This thesis is submitted in a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics, 2023.
 
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 29-32).
Department
Department of Economics and Social Sciences, Brac University
Type
Thesis
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