How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan

To what extent does immigration affect the economic institutions in destination countries? While there is much evidence that economic institutions in developed nations are either unaffected or improved after immigration, there is little evidence of how immigration affects the economic institutions o...

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Main Authors:	Nowrasteh, Alex, Forrester, Andrew C., Blondin, Cole
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank 2021
Subjects:	MIGRATION IMMIGRATION UNEMPLOYMENT REFUGEES GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36722

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spelling	okr-10986-367222021-12-11T05:10:40Z How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan Nowrasteh, Alex Forrester, Andrew C. Blondin, Cole MIGRATION IMMIGRATION UNEMPLOYMENT REFUGEES GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS To what extent does immigration affect the economic institutions in destination countries? While there is much evidence that economic institutions in developed nations are either unaffected or improved after immigration, there is little evidence of how immigration affects the economic institutions of developing countries that typically have weaker institutions. Using the Synthetic Control Method, this study estimates a significant and long-lasting positive effect on Jordanian economic institutions from the surge of refugees from the First Gulf War. The surge of refugees to Jordan in 1990–1991 was massive, equal to 10 percent of Jordan’s population in 1990. Importantly, these refugees were able to have a large and direct impact on Jordanian economic institutions because they could work, live, and vote immediately upon entry due to a quirk in Jordanian law. The refugee surge was the main mechanism by which Jordan’s economic institutions improved in the decades that followed. 2021-12-10T18:29:30Z 2021-12-10T18:29:30Z 2020-06 Journal Article World Bank Economic Review 1564-698X http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36722 CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Journal Article Middle East and North Africa Jordan
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spellingShingle	MIGRATION IMMIGRATION UNEMPLOYMENT REFUGEES GOVERNANCE ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONS Nowrasteh, Alex Forrester, Andrew C. Blondin, Cole How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan
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description	To what extent does immigration affect the economic institutions in destination countries? While there is much evidence that economic institutions in developed nations are either unaffected or improved after immigration, there is little evidence of how immigration affects the economic institutions of developing countries that typically have weaker institutions. Using the Synthetic Control Method, this study estimates a significant and long-lasting positive effect on Jordanian economic institutions from the surge of refugees from the First Gulf War. The surge of refugees to Jordan in 1990–1991 was massive, equal to 10 percent of Jordan’s population in 1990. Importantly, these refugees were able to have a large and direct impact on Jordanian economic institutions because they could work, live, and vote immediately upon entry due to a quirk in Jordanian law. The refugee surge was the main mechanism by which Jordan’s economic institutions improved in the decades that followed.
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author	Nowrasteh, Alex Forrester, Andrew C. Blondin, Cole
author_facet	Nowrasteh, Alex Forrester, Andrew C. Blondin, Cole
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title	How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan
title_short	How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan
title_full	How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan
title_fullStr	How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan
title_full_unstemmed	How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan
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How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan

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