JDC Literature Review
The JDC literature review contains summaries of recent publications and academic scholarship on issues relating to forced displacement.
Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: The Prevalence of Mental Illness in Child and Adolescent Refugees and Asylum Seekers
This systematic review aims to establish estimates for the prevalence of mental illness in child and adolescent refugee populations. The review identified a limited number of high-quality studies measuring prevalence estimates of mental illness, despite the...
Conflict-related violence and mental health among self-settled Democratic Republic of Congo female refugees in Kampala, Uganda – a respondent driven sampling survey
This paper evaluates rates of PTSD and depression symptoms among female refugees from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) living in Kampala, Uganda, and how mental health issues are associated with traumatic experiences, including rape. There were an estimated 48,000...
Intimate partner violence against women on the Colombia Ecuador border: a mixed-methods analysis of the liminal migrant experience
Research has shown that women who experience conflict and displacement are at higher risk of intimate partner violence (IPV). This paper investigates the experiences of displaced Colombian women living in the border regions in Ecuador, and explores how their social,...
Infectious disease outbreaks among forcibly displaced persons: an analysis of ProMED reports 1996–2016
This paper examines the relationship between forced migration and infectious disease outbreaks. The analysis is based on a review of reports published in ProMED, a digital monitoring and reporting system for infectious diseases, to identify outbreak events involving...
Are Refugee Children Learning? Early Grade Literacy in a Refugee Camp in Kenya
This study assesses literacy outcomes for refugee children in lower primary schools in Kakuma refugee camp in Turkana County, Kenya. The authors also examine how the literacy outcomes for refugee children in Kakuma compare with those of Kenyan nationals outside the...
Reexamining the Effect of Refugees on Civil Conflict: A Global Subnational Analysis
This paper examines whether the presence of refugees increases the likelihood of civil conflict in host countries. The analysis exploits global data on geocoded sites of refugee communities (including both formal camps and informal settlements), which are combined...
Migration shocks and housing: Short-run impact of the Syrian refugee crisis in Jordan
This paper evaluates the impact of inflows of Syrian refugees into Jordan on housing conditions and rental incomes for Jordanian nationals. By the end of 2019, when this paper was written, Jordan hosted 660,000 registered Syrian refugees, of whom 80 percent lived...
Cooperation in a fragmented society: Experimental evidence on Syrian refugees and natives in Lebanon
This paper examines intra- and inter-group cooperation of Syrian refugees and host communities in Lebanon. While Syrian refugees share similar ethnic, linguistic and cultural backgrounds with Lebanese nationals, there are tensions between the two groups due to...
Segregation of Syrian Refugees in Turkey: Evidence from Mobile Phone Data
This paper examines patterns of spatial segregation of Syrian refugees in Turkey, and how patterns of spatial segregation influence internal mobility decisions of refugees and natives as they move to other regions within the country. The analysis is based on...
Marriage outcomes of displaced women
This paper examines the marriage outcomes of displaced women. Early marriage has been shown in the literature to have detrimental effects on women by lowering educational attainment and increasing fertility rates. The authors document marriage patterns among displaced...