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| Grote, Ulrike; Engel, Stefanie; Schraven, Benjamin. |
| To achieve a better understanding of the diverse vulnerabilities of different social groups affected by the tsunami in December 2004 in Sri Lanka, a survey of 500 households in the Sri Lankan urban area of Galle has been conducted in cooperation with several institutes under the direction of the Institute of Environment and Human Security of the United Nations University (UNU-EHS). An important aim of the project is to analyze the determinants and effects of the migration decision at the household level to be able to support the development of appropriate prevention, assistance and resettlement policies. In this paper, we first develop a framework for analyzing the factors which have an impact on the household's decision to stay in or migrate from a... |
| Tipo: Working or Discussion Paper |
Palavras-chave: Consumer/Household Economics; Labor and Human Capital. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/7117 |
