Domain: Migration and Forced Displacement
Drivers and consequences of international migration forced displacement and remittance flows for origin and host countries
Temporal scope: 1990-present | Population: Countries worldwide
Key Findings
- Conflict intensity measured by battle deaths is strongly positively associated with both refugee outflows and internal displacement (positive, strong)
- Remittance inflows are positively associated with household welfare and poverty reduction in origin countries through consumption smoothing and investment (positive, strong)
- Forced displacement is negatively associated with host country GDP per capita in the short run but shows neutral to positive effects in the long run conditional on labor market integration (negative, moderate)