Background:
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) is performing multiple analyses of migration drivers in Central America with a particular focus in Guatemala. This assessment requires a comprehensive and multidimensional approach as migration decisions are generally influenced by several socioeconomic and climatic factors, which are often interrelated, vary over time, and often reinforce one another. These drivers not only include factors at the micro level but also factors at the meso and macro level. Part of this work requires calibrating a theoretical model for empirical testing and simulation analyses to assess the role of climatic factors and the role of distortions in agricultural activities on emigration decisions in Guatemala. IFPRI seeks a Consultant for a 3-month appointment in its Markets, Trade and Institutions Unit, between June and August 2024, to perform these assessments. The Consultant will perform project activities related to literature review; data processing and model calibration; simulations and statistical analysis; and report drafting. The position is based remotely and may require travel to Guatemala or IFPRI headquarters in Washington, DC.
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Application Deadline: May 24, 2024