The development push of refugees: Evidence from Tanzania

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dc.creatorMaystadt, Jean-François
dc.creatorDuranton, Gilles
dc.date2014
dc.date2024-08-01T02:51:25Z
dc.date2024-08-01T02:51:25Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T14:56:25Z
dc.descriptionEvery year, thousands of people flee their country of origin to seek protection mainly in neighboring countries. Understanding better the consequences of temporary population shocks on hosting economies should help to guide policies to enhance resilience in emergency situations. This study exploits 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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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150319
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/90021
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151422
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/150077
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/154788
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMaystadt, Jean-François; Duranton, Gilles. 2014. The development push of refugees: Evidence from Tanzania. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1377. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150319
dc.subjectrefugees
dc.subjecteconomic development
dc.subjectroads
dc.subjecttransport
dc.subjectclimate
dc.subjectpopulation dynamics
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.subjectmigration
dc.subjectpoverty
dc.subjectequilibrium
dc.subjectresilience
dc.titleThe development push of refugees: Evidence from Tanzania
dc.typeWorking Paper

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