Principal Investigators: Erik Wibbels; Sarah Bermeo

Student Researchers: Gabriela Nagle Alverio (PhD Student, Duke University), Shanze Rauf (PhD student, University of Pennsylvania), Diego Romero (Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Pennsylvania), Mateo Villamizar Chaparro (PhD Candidate, Duke University)

Partners: ASIES

Funders: Duke University, Bass Connections Program

Executive Summary: DevLab partnered with ASIES, a Guatemalan think tank, to conduct research on the determinants of internal and external migration, with a special focus on climate change. We implemented a household survey of 1500 respondents from municipalities within and right outside the “dry corridor” of Guatemala, an area prone to severe droughts. Through this project we also hope to gain a better understanding of the conditions faced by deported migrants once they return to their communities of origin.