The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq
The Syrian crisis has led to rapid and large-scale population displacement. This paper has two main aims. (i) It documents the size and timing of the Syrian refugee influx into Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, characterizing the forced nature of dis...
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okr-10986-341732022-09-20T00:12:48Z The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq Krishnan, Nandini Russo Riva, Flavio Sharma, Dhiraj Vishwanath, Tara REFUGEES LIVELIHOODS POVERTY DISPLACED PERSONS DISPLACEMENT MIGRATION ACCESS TO HOUSING LABOR MARKET The Syrian crisis has led to rapid and large-scale population displacement. This paper has two main aims. (i) It documents the size and timing of the Syrian refugee influx into Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, characterizing the forced nature of displacement and exploring factors that influenced the decision to flee and subsequently move within the host country. (ii) The paper describes the daily living conditions of refugees after displacement, documenting vulnerability along several dimensions, such as housing access and quality, labor market attachment, and financial security. The data sources include the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees' registration database and multi-country, multi-topic surveys conducted in 2015-16. 2020-07-23T13:58:01Z 2020-07-23T13:58:01Z 2020-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/361071595353473781/The-Lives-and-Livelihoods-of-Syrian-Refugees-in-the-Middle-East-Evidence-from-the-2015-16-Surveys-of-Syrian-Refugees-and-Host-Communities-in-Jordan-Lebanon-and-Kurdistan-Iraq http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34173 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 9327 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Iraq Jordan Lebanon |
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REFUGEES LIVELIHOODS POVERTY DISPLACED PERSONS DISPLACEMENT MIGRATION ACCESS TO HOUSING LABOR MARKET Krishnan, Nandini Russo Riva, Flavio Sharma, Dhiraj Vishwanath, Tara The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq |
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The Syrian crisis has led to rapid and
large-scale population displacement. This paper has two main
aims. (i) It documents the size and timing of the Syrian
refugee influx into Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan,
characterizing the forced nature of displacement and
exploring factors that influenced the decision to flee and
subsequently move within the host country. (ii) The paper
describes the daily living conditions of refugees after
displacement, documenting vulnerability along several
dimensions, such as housing access and quality, labor market
attachment, and financial security. The data sources include
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees'
registration database and multi-country, multi-topic surveys
conducted in 2015-16. |
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Working Paper |
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Krishnan, Nandini Russo Riva, Flavio Sharma, Dhiraj Vishwanath, Tara |
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Krishnan, Nandini Russo Riva, Flavio Sharma, Dhiraj Vishwanath, Tara |
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Krishnan, Nandini |
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The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq |
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The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq |
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The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq |
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The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq |
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The Lives and Livelihoods of Syrian Refugees in the Middle East : Evidence from the 2015-16 Surveys of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Lebanon, and Kurdistan, Iraq |
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lives and livelihoods of syrian refugees in the middle east : evidence from the 2015-16 surveys of syrian refugees and host communities in jordan, lebanon, and kurdistan, iraq |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/361071595353473781/The-Lives-and-Livelihoods-of-Syrian-Refugees-in-the-Middle-East-Evidence-from-the-2015-16-Surveys-of-Syrian-Refugees-and-Host-Communities-in-Jordan-Lebanon-and-Kurdistan-Iraq http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34173 |
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