This replication package supports research on Dust Bowl migrants from the 1930s, comparing migration patterns from more-eroded and less-eroded counties. The study analyzes migrant selection based on years of education and compares their 1939 wage incomes to destination natives. The dataset is authored by Richard Hornbeck.
Use Cases
- Analyze migrant selection by comparing years of education between migrants from more-eroded and less-eroded counties.
- Examine the economic impact of the Dust Bowl by comparing 1939 wage incomes of Dust Bowl migrants to other migrants and destination natives.
- Study the long-term agricultural impacts of the Dust Bowl by contrasting effects on wage incomes with effects on agricultural land.
Strengths
- Data supports a peer-reviewed study examining a significant historical event, the 1930s American Dust Bowl.
- Analysis distinguishes between migrants from more-eroded and less-eroded counties to isolate environmental refugee effects.
- Research includes specific economic metrics such as years of education and 1939 wage incomes for comparison.
Limitations
- The specific dataset structure, including column names, row count, and file formats, is unknown.
- Data is historical and focused on a specific event, limiting generalizability to other contexts or time periods.
- As a replication package, it may require specific statistical software or expertise to utilize fully.
Provenance
- Source
- ICPSR Harvested Dataverse
- Collection Method
- Replication data for academic research.
- Time Range
- 1930s, with 1939 income data.
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- United States, specifically counties affected by the Dust Bowl.