The political impact of refugees in Africa
The political impact of refugees is largely unknown in low-income countries, although these destinations host the majority of forcibly displaced people, and more specifically refugees. We exploit yearly variation in the number of refugees in refugee camps and election data at the sub-national level...
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| author | Demir, Cansu Mayda, Anna Maria Maystadt, Jean-François |
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| description | The political impact of refugees is largely unknown in low-income countries, although these destinations host the majority of forcibly displaced people, and more specifically refugees. We exploit yearly variation in the number of refugees in refugee camps and election data at the sub-national level in 16 African countries in 2000-2016. The estimates show that the arrival of refugees increases local support to the national incumbent and reduces political competition, but only when hosting countries implement inclusive policies towards refugees. Inclusive policies play a crucial role also when we estimate the impact of refugees on individual-level satisfaction with the government and with provision of local public goods (education, health care and infrastructure), in the Afrobarometer, and on local economic activity, using night light data. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1787642025-12-12T02:01:15Z The political impact of refugees in Africa Demir, Cansu Mayda, Anna Maria Maystadt, Jean-François impact refugees policies The political impact of refugees is largely unknown in low-income countries, although these destinations host the majority of forcibly displaced people, and more specifically refugees. We exploit yearly variation in the number of refugees in refugee camps and election data at the sub-national level in 16 African countries in 2000-2016. The estimates show that the arrival of refugees increases local support to the national incumbent and reduces political competition, but only when hosting countries implement inclusive policies towards refugees. Inclusive policies play a crucial role also when we estimate the impact of refugees on individual-level satisfaction with the government and with provision of local public goods (education, health care and infrastructure), in the Afrobarometer, and on local economic activity, using night light data. 2025-12-11 2025-12-11T21:04:00Z 2025-12-11T21:04:00Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178764 en https://doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lby020 https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20190081 Open Access application/pdf CGIAR System Organization Demir, Cansu; Mayda, Anna Maria; and Maystadt, Jean-François. 2025. The political impact of refugees in Africa. CGIAR System Organization. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178764 |
| spellingShingle | impact refugees policies Demir, Cansu Mayda, Anna Maria Maystadt, Jean-François The political impact of refugees in Africa |
| title | The political impact of refugees in Africa |
| title_full | The political impact of refugees in Africa |
| title_fullStr | The political impact of refugees in Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The political impact of refugees in Africa |
| title_short | The political impact of refugees in Africa |
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| topic | impact refugees policies |
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