U.S. Refugee Aid and Civil Conflict

M. Christian Lehmann

Defence and Peace Economics, 2021, vol. 32, issue 8, 972-988

Abstract: I present evidence that U.S. aid for refugees mitigates civil conflict in their origin country. My main result is that a 10 percent increase in U.S. humanitarian aid for refugees reduces conflict deaths in their origin country by 1.5 percent. Presumably, aid for refugees entices civilians to flee from the location of conflict, thus depriving armed groups of resources and targets.

Date: 2021
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