Do Refugee Camps Help or Hurt Hosts?

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dc.creatorAlix-Garcia, Jennifer
dc.creatorWalker, Sarah
dc.creatorBartlett, Anne
dc.date2018-02-08T17:48:16Z
dc.date2018-02-08T17:48:16Z
dc.date2018-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:42:29Z
dc.descriptionWe combine nighttime lights data, official statistics, and new household survey data from northern Kenya in order to assess the impact of long-term refugee camps on host populations. The nighttime lights estimates show that refugee inflows increase economic activity in areas very close to Kakuma refugee camp: the elasticity of the luminosity index to refugee population is 0.36 within a 10 km distance from the camp center. In addition, household consumption within the same proximity to the camp is 25% higher than in areas farther away. Price, household survey, and official statistics suggest that the mechanisms driving this positive effect are increased availability of new employment and price changes in agricultural and livestock markets that are favorable to local producers.
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dc.identifierJournal of Development Economics
dc.identifier0304-3878
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/29341
dc.identifier10.1596/29341
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/409584
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectREFUGEE IMPACT
dc.subjectFORCED DISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectMIGRATION
dc.subjectNIGHTTIME LIGHTS
dc.subjectPRICE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.titleDo Refugee Camps Help or Hurt Hosts?
dc.titleThe Case of Kakuma, Kenya
dc.typeJournal Article
dc.typeArticle de journal
dc.typeArtículo de revista

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