The Globalization of Refugee Flows

This paper analyzes the spatial distribution of refugees over 1987–2017 and establishes several stylized facts about refugees today compared with past decades. Refugees still predominantly reside in developing countries neighboring their country of origin. However, compared to past decades, refugees...

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Main Authors: Devictor, Xavier, Do, Quy-Toan, Levchenko, Andrei A.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2021
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35055
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spelling okr-10986-350552021-04-23T14:02:15Z The Globalization of Refugee Flows Devictor, Xavier Do, Quy-Toan Levchenko, Andrei A. REFUGEES FORCED DISPLACEMENT RESPONSIBILITY SHARING INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION UNHCR This paper analyzes the spatial distribution of refugees over 1987–2017 and establishes several stylized facts about refugees today compared with past decades. Refugees still predominantly reside in developing countries neighboring their country of origin. However, compared to past decades, refugees today (i) travel longer distances, (ii) are less likely to seek protection in a neighboring country, (iii) are less geographically concentrated, and (iv) are more likely to reside in a high-income OECD country. The findings bring new evidence to the debate on refugee responsibility-sharing. 2021-01-26T20:54:56Z 2021-01-26T20:54:56Z 2021-01-21 Journal Article Journal of Development Economics http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35055 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Elsevier Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article
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topic REFUGEES
FORCED DISPLACEMENT
RESPONSIBILITY SHARING
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
UNHCR
spellingShingle REFUGEES
FORCED DISPLACEMENT
RESPONSIBILITY SHARING
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
UNHCR
Devictor, Xavier
Do, Quy-Toan
Levchenko, Andrei A.
The Globalization of Refugee Flows
description This paper analyzes the spatial distribution of refugees over 1987–2017 and establishes several stylized facts about refugees today compared with past decades. Refugees still predominantly reside in developing countries neighboring their country of origin. However, compared to past decades, refugees today (i) travel longer distances, (ii) are less likely to seek protection in a neighboring country, (iii) are less geographically concentrated, and (iv) are more likely to reside in a high-income OECD country. The findings bring new evidence to the debate on refugee responsibility-sharing.
format Journal Article
author Devictor, Xavier
Do, Quy-Toan
Levchenko, Andrei A.
author_facet Devictor, Xavier
Do, Quy-Toan
Levchenko, Andrei A.
author_sort Devictor, Xavier
title The Globalization of Refugee Flows
title_short The Globalization of Refugee Flows
title_full The Globalization of Refugee Flows
title_fullStr The Globalization of Refugee Flows
title_full_unstemmed The Globalization of Refugee Flows
title_sort globalization of refugee flows
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2021
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35055
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