This paper examines the impact of Syrian refugee inflows on housing expenditures and incomes in Jordan. The 2015 Jordanian Housing and Population Census identifies 1.3 million Syrian refugees in the country, of whom approximately 650,000 were registered as refugees....
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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. At the end of 2019, when this paper was written, Jordan hosted 660,000 registered Syrian refugees, 80 percent of whom lived...
The economic impact of Syrian refugees on host countries: Quasi-experimental evidence from Turkey
This article examines how inflows of Syrian refugees affected labor market outcomes, consumer prices, and housing rents in Turkey. At the time the paper was written, Turkey was hosting 2.2 million Syrian refugees. The author compares the pre- and post- immigration...
Room in the kitchen for the melting pot: Immigration and rental prices
This paper examines the short-run impact of immigration on housing rental markets in the Miami metropolitan area following the Mariel boatlift. During the Mariel boatlift between May and September 1980, around 125,000 Cuban immigrants arrived in southern Florida....
The effect of 3.6 million refugees on crime
This paper estimates the causal effect of inflow Syrian refugees on crime rates in Turkey. By the end of 2020, the number of Syrian refugees in Turkey had reached 3.6 million, almost all of whom live outside of refugee camps in host communities. The authors examine...
Look who perpetrates violence and where: Explaining variation in forced migration
This paper examines the different determinants of internal and external displacement. The author argues that people flee their homes when the expected utility of leaving exceeds the expected utility of staying, and that in general external displacement is costlier...
Armed conflicts, forced displacement and food security in host communities
This article examines the effect of inflows of internally displaced persons (IDPs) on food security in host communities in Nigeria. It also examines the differential impacts of displacement due to conflicts, natural disasters and communal clashes on food security in...
Impact of Rohingya refugees on food prices in Bangladesh: Evidence from a natural experiment
Between August and October 2017 close to 700,000 ethnic minority Rohingyas fled Myanmar and sought refuge in Bangladesh. The authors use this event as a natural experiment to examine the impact of the influx of Rohingyas on food prices in Ukhia sub-district, the main...
Differences in Household Composition: Hidden Dimensions of Poverty and Displacement in Somalia
This paper examines the role of gender-based disadvantage in poverty rates among internally displaced people (IDPs) and non-displaced people in Somalia. The analysis relies on data from the 2017-18 Somalia High-Frequency Survey, which sampled 4,780 households (26,317...
Multidimensional Poverty, Gender, and Forced Displacement: A Multi-Country, Intrahousehold Analysis in Sub-Saharan Africa
This paper examines individual-level deprivations of women and men in forcibly displaced households and host communities, as well as intrahousehold inequalities, building on prior analysis of the tailored Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) in Ethiopia, Northeast...