Climate Shocks, Migration, and Labor Markets: A Gender Analysis from West Africa
研究西非经济货币联盟内气候冲击对移民与非移民劳动力市场的性别差异影响，发现移民科特迪瓦降低女性劳动参与但气候冲击反而缩小性别差距。
This paper investigates the effects of climate shocks on labour markets in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). We disentangle the differential effects of climate shocks on migrants and non-migrants focusing on migration flows within WAEMU countries. Leveraging unique survey data from Ivory Coast, the primary migrant-receiving country, and all seven other migrant-sending WAEMU countries, we employ a Propensity Score Matching technique that allows for a within comparison between treated and untreated individuals, addressing the double selection into climate shock exposure and migration. Our findings reveal that migration to Ivory Coast is linked to a decrease in female labour participation, primarily driven by marriage motivations. However, we observe an increase in female labour force participation and a narrowing gender gap in migrant households facing adverse climate shocks. These results contribute to the literature on the impact of shocks on gender-based labour division, underscoring how shocks may disrupt entrenched gender roles.