This paper studies the effects of threat on convergence to local culture and on economic assimilation of refugees … economically. However, while refugees assigned to more hostile regions converge to local culture more quickly, they do not exhibit … faster economic assimilation. We provide evidence consistent with the hypothesis that refugees exert more assimilation effort …

This paper studies the effects of threat on convergence to local culture and on economic assimilation of refugees … economically. However, while refugees assigned to more hostile regions converge to local culture more quickly, they do not exhibit … faster economic assimilation. We provide evidence consistent with the hypothesis that refugees exert more assimilation effort …

This paper studies the effects of threat on convergence to local culture and on economic assimilation of refugees … economically. However, while refugees assigned to more hostile regions converge to local culture more quickly, they do not exhibit … faster economic assimilation. We provide evidence consistent with the hypothesis that refugees exert more assimilation effort …

It has long been argued that economic phenomena are affected by culture. However, the causal effect of cultural ties on … exchange, and because it is hard to separate culture from other influences. In this paper, we address these issues by using a …