Publication
Title
Winners and losers among a refugee-hosting population
Author
Abstract
The impact of a sudden, mass influx of forced migrants on the hosting economy is understudied and not well understood. Using a household panel data set for the Kagera region in Tanzania, we test the impact of the mass refugee presence on the welfare of the local population. Our identification strategy exploits variations in the timing of arrival as well as the spatial distribution of Rwandese and Burundi refugees. We find a positive and aggregate effect, but households are affected differently depending on their main initial occupation.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Economic development and cultural change. - Chicago, Ill., 1952, currens
Publication
Chicago, Ill. : 2014
ISSN
0013-0079
DOI
10.1086/676458
Volume/pages
62 :4 (2014) , p. 769-809
ISI
000337942400006
Full text (Publisher's DOI)
UAntwerpen
Publication type
Subject
External links
Web of Science
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Identifier
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