The Economic Impact of the Syrian War and the Spread of ISIS
The Syrian war and the subsequent emergence and spread of the Islamic State (ISIS) have transformed the Levant in ways one could not have imagined prior to 2011. As the numbers of dead and of refugees and internally displaced kept climbing, and as...
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okr-10986-225862021-04-23T14:04:09Z The Economic Impact of the Syrian War and the Spread of ISIS Ianchovichina, Elena Ivanic, Maros ACCOUNTING CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIC COSTS EMBARGO FOREIGN INVESTMENTS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GLOBAL TRADE INFRASTRUCTURE DESTRUCTION LABOR FORCE LABOR SUPPLY MODELING NUMBER OF REFUGEES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY OF SERVICES REAL WAGES REFUGEE REFUGEES SIMULATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION WAGES WAR WAR ZONES The Syrian war and the subsequent emergence and spread of the Islamic State (ISIS) have transformed the Levant in ways one could not have imagined prior to 2011. As the numbers of dead and of refugees and internally displaced kept climbing, and as families were torn apart and neighborhoods were turned into war zones, economies slumped and regional economic ties broke down. The shock of these events, henceforth referred to as the Levant conflict or war, has changed the region in profound ways, yet there are no systematic evaluations of its economic impact. Our objective was to address this gap and quantify both the direct and indirect economic effects of the war on the countries in the greater Levant--Turkey, the Syrian Arab Republic, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Arab Republic of Egypt. It is important to note that the analysis in our paper does not factor in several types of costs. The authors do not assess the cost of delivering basic services to refugees in receiving countries; these costs could be substantial for Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. The costs of replenishing depleted human and physical capital in Syria will also be sizable. The authors also ignore important dynamic investment-growth links that may amplify the effects discussed here. 2015-09-11T17:02:04Z 2015-09-11T17:02:04Z 2015-01 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/01/23888777/economic-impact-syrian-war-spread-isis http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22586 English en_US MENA knowledge and learning quick notes series;no. 140 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Middle East and North Africa Syrian Arab Republic |
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ACCOUNTING CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIC COSTS EMBARGO FOREIGN INVESTMENTS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GLOBAL TRADE INFRASTRUCTURE DESTRUCTION LABOR FORCE LABOR SUPPLY MODELING NUMBER OF REFUGEES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY OF SERVICES REAL WAGES REFUGEE REFUGEES SIMULATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION WAGES WAR WAR ZONES |
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ACCOUNTING CONFLICT DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS ECONOMIC COSTS EMBARGO FOREIGN INVESTMENTS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GLOBAL TRADE INFRASTRUCTURE DESTRUCTION LABOR FORCE LABOR SUPPLY MODELING NUMBER OF REFUGEES POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER PRODUCTIVITY QUALITY OF SERVICES REAL WAGES REFUGEE REFUGEES SIMULATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION WAGES WAR WAR ZONES Ianchovichina, Elena Ivanic, Maros The Economic Impact of the Syrian War and the Spread of ISIS |
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The Syrian war and the subsequent
emergence and spread of the Islamic State (ISIS) have
transformed the Levant in ways one could not have imagined
prior to 2011. As the numbers of dead and of refugees and
internally displaced kept climbing, and as families were
torn apart and neighborhoods were turned into war zones,
economies slumped and regional economic ties broke down. The
shock of these events, henceforth referred to as the Levant
conflict or war, has changed the region in profound ways,
yet there are no systematic evaluations of its economic
impact. Our objective was to address this gap and quantify
both the direct and indirect economic effects of the war on
the countries in the greater Levant--Turkey, the Syrian Arab
Republic, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, and the Arab Republic of
Egypt. It is important to note that the analysis in our
paper does not factor in several types of costs. The authors
do not assess the cost of delivering basic services to
refugees in receiving countries; these costs could be
substantial for Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. The costs of
replenishing depleted human and physical capital in Syria
will also be sizable. The authors also ignore important
dynamic investment-growth links that may amplify the effects
discussed here. |
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Brief |
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Ianchovichina, Elena Ivanic, Maros |
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Ianchovichina, Elena Ivanic, Maros |
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Ianchovichina, Elena |
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The Economic Impact of the Syrian War and the Spread of ISIS |
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The Economic Impact of the Syrian War and the Spread of ISIS |
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The Economic Impact of the Syrian War and the Spread of ISIS |
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The Economic Impact of the Syrian War and the Spread of ISIS |
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The Economic Impact of the Syrian War and the Spread of ISIS |
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economic impact of the syrian war and the spread of isis |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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