How to Cope with a Refugee Shock? Evidence from Uganda

How to Cope with a Refugee Shock? Evidence from Uganda

Sub-Saharan Africa hosts a large proportion of the world’s refugees, raising concerns about the consequences of hosting refugees. This paper focuses on Uganda, which is the largest refugee hosting country in Africa and is praised for its progressiv...

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Main Authors: Kadigo, Mark Marvin, Diallo, Nene Oumou, Maystadt, Jean Francois Paul C
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2022
Subjects:
INTERNATIONAL BORDER;
NUMBER OF REFUGEES
DISPLACED POPULATION
DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
FEMALE REFUGEES
CIVIL WAR
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/104311646166101462/How-to-Cope-with-a-Refugee-Shock-Evidence-from-Uganda
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spelling okr-10986-370512022-03-03T05:10:49Z How to Cope with a Refugee Shock? Evidence from Uganda Kadigo, Mark Marvin Diallo, Nene Oumou Maystadt, Jean Francois Paul C INTERNATIONAL BORDER; NUMBER OF REFUGEES DISPLACED POPULATION DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION FEMALE REFUGEES CIVIL WAR HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE Sub-Saharan Africa hosts a large proportion of the world’s refugees, raising concerns about the consequences of hosting refugees. This paper focuses on Uganda, which is the largest refugee hosting country in Africa and is praised for its progressive refugee policy. The paper analyzes the effects of hosting refugees, relying on longitudinal data and an instrumental variable approach. The results indicate that Ugandan households benefit from living close to the refugee settlements. In contrast with the existing literature, the analysis finds that those initially involved in subsistence agriculture benefit the most. The effect seems to be driven by the few households able to move from subsistence agriculture to commercial farming and to some extent, to wage employment. 2022-03-02T18:37:52Z 2022-03-02T18:37:52Z 2022-03-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/104311646166101462/How-to-Cope-with-a-Refugee-Shock-Evidence-from-Uganda http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37051 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Africa Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE) Uganda
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topic INTERNATIONAL BORDER;
NUMBER OF REFUGEES
DISPLACED POPULATION
DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
FEMALE REFUGEES
CIVIL WAR
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
spellingShingle INTERNATIONAL BORDER;
NUMBER OF REFUGEES
DISPLACED POPULATION
DEMOGRAPHIC COMPOSITION
FEMALE REFUGEES
CIVIL WAR
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
Kadigo, Mark Marvin
Diallo, Nene Oumou
Maystadt, Jean Francois Paul C
How to Cope with a Refugee Shock? Evidence from Uganda
geographic_facet Africa
Africa Eastern and Southern (AFE)
Uganda
description Sub-Saharan Africa hosts a large proportion of the world’s refugees, raising concerns about the consequences of hosting refugees. This paper focuses on Uganda, which is the largest refugee hosting country in Africa and is praised for its progressive refugee policy. The paper analyzes the effects of hosting refugees, relying on longitudinal data and an instrumental variable approach. The results indicate that Ugandan households benefit from living close to the refugee settlements. In contrast with the existing literature, the analysis finds that those initially involved in subsistence agriculture benefit the most. The effect seems to be driven by the few households able to move from subsistence agriculture to commercial farming and to some extent, to wage employment.
format Policy Research Working Paper
author Kadigo, Mark Marvin
Diallo, Nene Oumou
Maystadt, Jean Francois Paul C
author_facet Kadigo, Mark Marvin
Diallo, Nene Oumou
Maystadt, Jean Francois Paul C
author_sort Kadigo, Mark Marvin
title How to Cope with a Refugee Shock? Evidence from Uganda
title_short How to Cope with a Refugee Shock? Evidence from Uganda
title_full How to Cope with a Refugee Shock? Evidence from Uganda
title_fullStr How to Cope with a Refugee Shock? Evidence from Uganda
title_full_unstemmed How to Cope with a Refugee Shock? Evidence from Uganda
title_sort how to cope with a refugee shock? evidence from uganda
publisher Washington, DC: World Bank
publishDate 2022
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/104311646166101462/How-to-Cope-with-a-Refugee-Shock-Evidence-from-Uganda
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37051
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