Table A2: Data Descriptives

||**Variable Defnition**<br>**Eiibl**|**Mean**|**St. Dev.**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Employment rate in destination countries|**conomc varaes**<br>It is calculated in three steps.<br>First, we retrieve the annual employment rate of preferred destination<br>country _j_ indicated in FMP _i_ during month _m_ in year _y_. Second, we impute the monthly value of the<br>employment rate of _j_ at month _m_ with the formula _xy ∗_(1 + (#_m −_1)_∗_<sup>_xy_+1</sup><sup>_−xy_</sup><br>11<br>), where _xy_ and _xy_+1<br>indicate the value of _Employment Rate (annual)_ in the year when the observation was recorded and the<br>following one, and #_m_ indicates the number of the month in which the observation was recorded. We<br>repeat this operation for all preferred destination countries indicated in FMP _i_, during month _m_ in year _y_.<br>Third, we compute the average value of the metrics obtained in step 2, so to obtain the average monthly<br>employment rate of preferred destination countries FMP _i_ during month _m_ in year _y_.<br>Data Source:<br>International Labour Organization (ILO).|11.94|4.31|
|Employment rate at destination High|For each FMP_i_, we take the distribution of the variable_Employment Rate (monthly)_in year_y_, and register<br>its median value, call it ̄_xi,y_. Then, we create a dummy variable which takes value one if _xi,my >_ ̄_xi,y_,<br>where _xi,my_ is the value the variable _Employment Rate (monthly)_ associated to _i_ at month _m_ in year _y_,<br>anderootherise|0.45|0.50|
|Employment rate at destination Low|z w.<br>For each FMP_i_, we take the distribution of the variable_Employment Rate (monthly)_in year_y_, and register<br>its median value, call it ̄_xi,y_. Then, we create a dummy variable which takes value one if _xi,my <_= ̄_xi,y_,<br>where _xi,my_ is the value the variable _Employment Rate (monthly)_ associated to _i_ at month _m_ in year _y_,<br>andzerootherwise.|0.55|0.50|
|GDP per capita in destination countries|<br>It is calculated in three steps.<br>First, we retrieve the annual GDP per capita of preferred destination<br>country _j_ indicated in FMP _i_ during month _m_ in year _y_. Second, we impute the monthly value of the<br>GDP per capita of _j_ at month _m_ with the formula _xy ∗_(1 + (#_m −_1)_∗_<sup>_xy_+1</sup><sup>_−xy_</sup><br>11<br>), where _xy_ and _xy_+1<br>indicate the value of _GDP per capita (annual)_ in the year when the observation was recorded and the<br>following one, and #_m_ indicates the number of the month in which the observation was recorded. We<br>repeat this operation for all preferred destination countries indicated in FMP _i_, during month _m_ in year _y_.<br>Third, we compute the average value of the metrics obtained in step 2, so to obtain the average monthly<br>GDP per capita of preferred destination countries FMP _i_ during month _m_ in year _y_. Data Source: The<br>WorldBank|18934.49|10418.57|
|GDP per capita at destination High|.<br>For each FMP _i_, we take the distribution of the variable _GDP per capita (monthly)_ in year _y_, and register<br>its median value, call it ̄_xi,y_. Then, we create a dummy variable which takes value one if _xi,my >_ ̄_xi,y_,<br>where _xi,my_ is the value the variable _GDP per capita (monthly)_ associated to _i_ at month _m_ in year _y_, and<br>zero otherwise.|0.46|0.50|
|GDP per capita at destination Low|For each FMP _i_, we take the distribution of the variable _GDP per capita (monthly)_ in year _y_, and register<br>its median value, call it ̄_xi,y_. Then, we create a dummy variable which takes value one if _xi,my <_= ̄_xi,y_,<br>where _xi,my_ is the value the variable _GDP per capita (monthly)_ associated to _i_ at month _m_ in year _y_, and<br>zero otherwise.|0.54|0.50|
||**Controlvariables**|||
|Intensity of night lights within 5 km|<br>Intensity of night lights in the 5 km radius around the location of FMP _i_ at month _m-1_.|12.75|15.99|
|Number of conficts within 5 km|Number of conficts in the 5 km radius around the location of FMP _i_ at month _m-1_.|2.46|8.94|
|_Some migrants in FMP plan to..._<br>Remain in Libya (1 = Yes)|Dummy variable. It takes value one if one of the top destination countries for migrants in FMP _i_ in month<br>|0.45|0.50|
|Return home (1 = Yes)|_m-1_ is Libya, and zero otherwise.<br>Dummy variable. It takes value one if at least one country is both a top planned destination and a top<br>origin country for migrants in FMP _i_ in month _m-1_, and zero otherwise.|0.37|0.48|
|_FMPs where night lights have..._<br>Low Intensity|Dummy variable. In each year, we calculate the distribution of the intensity of night lights in the 5 km<br>radius around FMPs. The variable assigns value one to FMPs falling in the lowest 33rd percentile of the<br>distribution.Ittakeszerootherwise.|0.33|0.47|
|Middle Intensity|<br>Dummy variable. In each year, we calculate the distribution of the intensity of night lights in the 5 km<br>radius around FMPs.<br>The variable assigns value one to FMPs falling between the 34th and the 66th<br>ercentileofthedistributionIttakeszerootherwise|0.33|0.47|
|High Intensity|p . .<br>Dummy variable. In each year, we calculate the distribution of the intensity of night lights in the 5 km<br>radius around FMPs. The variable assigns value one to FMPs falling in the highest 33rd percentile of the|0.33|0.47|
|_FMPswithnetworkcoverae_|distribution. It takes zero otherwise.|||
|_g..._<br>Not present|Dummy variable. It takes value one if the FMP is not within a 5 km radius from a cell tower, and zero<br>otherwise|0.92|0.26|
|Present|.<br>Dummy variable.<br>It takes value one if the FMP is within a 5 km radius from a cell tower, and zero<br>|0.08|0.26|
|High-speed connection|otherwise.<br>Dummy variable. It takes value one if the FMP is within a 5 km radius from a 4G cell tower, and zero<br>otherwise|0.41|0.49|
|Low-speed connection|.<br>Dummy variable which takes value one if the FMP is within 5 km radius from a 3G or 2G cell tower, and<br>zero otherwise.|0.59|0.49|
|_FMPslocatedin..._||||
|<br>West Libya|Dummy variable. It takes value one if the FMP is located in the area of the country west to the Libyan<br>|0.44|0.49|
|East Libya|centroid. It takes zero otherwise.<br>Dummy variable. It takes value one if the FMP is located in the area of the country east to the Libyan<br>centroid. It takes zero otherwise.|0.56|0.49|
|_FMPswithamajorgroupofmigrantsfrom_||||
|_.._<br>West Africa|Dummy variable. It takes value one if one of the major group of migrants located in the FMP is from a<br>WestAfricancountrIttakeszerootherwise|0.92|0.27|
|East Africa|y. .<br>Dummy variable. It takes value one if one of the major group of migrants located in the FMP is from a<br>East African country. It takes zero otherwise.|0.04|0.19|
|Number of Observations||1|,568|

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