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Refugee resettlement, redistribution and growth
Azarnert, Leonid V. - 2018
This paper studies the effect of refugee resettlement on human capital accumulation. The analysis is performed in a … growth model with endogenous fertility. I show how refugee resettlement from a more advanced and wealthier economy to a less … countries. I also derive conditions for the proposed resettlement policy to stimulate human capital accumulation and hence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011814840
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Climatic factors as determinants of international migration
Beine, Michel; Parsons, Christopher A. - 2012 - This version: February 2012
We examine environmental factors as potential determinants of international migration. We distinguish between unexpected short-run factors, captured by natural disasters, as well as long-run climate change and climate variability. Building on a simple neo-classical model we use a panel dataset...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009503816
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Globalization and domestic conflict
Garfinkel, Michelle Robin (contributor);  … - 2005
We examine how globalization affects trade patterns and welfare when conflict prevails domestically. We do so in a simple model of trade, in which a natural resource like oil is contested by competing groups using real resources (ʺgunsʺ). Thus, conflict is viewed as ultimately stemming from...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003113296
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Transit migration and crime evidence from Colombia
Rey, Ramón; Schulze, Günther G.; Zakharov, Nikita - 2024
This paper investigates the effect of Venezuelan transit migration on crime rates in Colombia. We exploit the reopening … of the Venezuela-Colombia border in 2016, which has led to a surge in transit migration, and geospatial information about … the distinct routes through which the migrants crossed Colombia. Employing a difference-in-differences approach and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014477818
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Fractionalization and the Size of Government
Lind, Jo Thori - 2003
This paper studies the joint effect of fractionalization and inequality on the size of government. Within a political economy model of tax determination, I study the effect of voters with a group-based social conscience, so they care more about the well-being of those belonging to their own...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011508116
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Polarized education levels and civil war
Canavire-Bacarreza, Gustavo; Jetter, Michael; … - 2016
, statistically powerful, and economically sizeable relationship. In our benchmark estimation, a one standard deviation increase in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011581261
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Labor supply shocks and capital accumulation : the short and long run effects of the refugee crisis in Europe
Caliendo, Lorenzo; Opromolla, Luca David; Parro, Fernando; … - 2023
European countries experienced a large increase in labor supply due to the influx of Ukrainian refugees after the 2022 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013502698
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This mine is mine! : how minerals fuel conflicts in Africa
Berman, Nicolas; Couttenier, Mathieu; Rohner, Dominic; … - 2015 - First version: July 2014, This version: June 16, 2015
We combine original geo-referenced data on mining extraction of 15 minerals with information on conflict events at spatial resolution of 0.5o x 0.5o for all Africa over 1997-2010. Exploiting exogenous variations in world prices, we find a positive impact of mining on conict at the local level....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011283825
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Dynamic effects of co-ethnic networks on immigrants' economic success
Battisti, Michele; Peri, Giovanni; Romiti, Agnese - 2018
This paper investigates how the size of co-ethnic networks at the time of arrival affect the economic success of immigrants in Germany. Applying panel analysis with a large set of fixed effects and controls, we isolate the association between initial network size and long-run immigrant outcomes....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011862884
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The welfare effects of health-based food tax policy
Kotakorpi, Kaisa; Härkänen, Tommi; Pietinen, Pirjoq; … - 2011
and health outcomes. Unlike earlier work, we also take into account the uncertainty related to both demand estimation and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009375064