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  • In this policy piece, we investigate the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–food-insecurity migration channel and develop a policy agenda. The interaction between COVID-19 and the drop in economic activity will lead to increased food insecurity within and across countries. Higher food insecurity may act as a multiplier for the epidemic due to its negative health effects and increased migration. Research has shown that food insecurity affects within-country and cross-border migration. Besides the mean prevalence rate, the distribution of food insecurity affects the migration decision. The impacts of COVID-19 are particularly strong for people in the lower tail of the food-insecurity distribution. In the current context, the effect of food insecurity therefore could be increased migration, including both rural–urban migration and international migration. Importantly, the crisis might lead to a structural break in migration patterns. People might avoid heavily affected COVID-19 destination countries (e.g., United States, Italy, or Spain) and move to other countries. Due to the persistent nature of migration flows, this could have long-lasting effects.
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?:doi
?:doi
  • 10.1093/jn/nxaa270
?:journal
  • J_Nutr
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  • no-cc
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  • document_parses/pdf_json/7d207fc5725af2fd322ae61079c4a1d501eab8f2.json
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  • document_parses/pmc_json/PMC7499649.xml.json
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?:pmid
  • 32840610.0
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?:source
  • Medline; PMC
?:title
  • COVID-19, Food Insecurity, and Migration
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?:year
  • 2020-08-25

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