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The development push of refugees : evidence from Tanzania
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| We exploit a 1991-2010 Tanzanian household panel to assess the effects of the temporary refugee inflows originating from Burundi (1993) and Rwanda (1994). We find that the refugee presence has had a persistent and positive impact on the welfare of the local population. We investigate the possible channels of transmission, underscoring the importance of a decrease in transport costs as a key driver of this persistent change in welfare. We interpret these findings as the ability of a temporary shock to induce a persistent shift in the equilibrium through subsequent investments rather than a switch to a new equilibrium in a multiple-equilibrium setting. |
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English
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Journal of economic geography. - Oxford, 2000, currens |
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Oxford : 2019
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1468-2702 [print]
1468-2710 [online]
1468-2710 [online]
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19:2(2019), p. 299-334
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000462715200002
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