Industrial Matching in Refugees’ Settlement Choices: Evidence from Venezuelans in Colombia

Jose Morales-Arilla (), Rui Alleyne () and Omar Hammoud Gallego ()
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Jose Morales-Arilla: School of Government and Public Transformation, Tecnológico de Monterrey
Rui Alleyne: Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, Venezuela
Omar Hammoud Gallego: Durham University, UK

No 38, Working Paper Series of the School of Government and Public Transformation from School of Governement and Public Transformation

Abstract: El artículo analiza si los refugiados venezolanos en Colombia eligen destinos con estructuras productivas similares a las de sus lugares de origen. Con modelos gravitacionales PPML y datos de VenRePS, Pulso de la Migración y Twitter/X, encuentra que una mayor similitud industrial predice mayores flujos bilaterales, incluso controlando distancia, ambiente y redes sociales. La agricultura destaca como un sector clave, apoyando la hipótesis de transferencia de habilidades.

Keywords: refugiados; correspondencia industrial; asentamiento; transferencia de habilidades; Colombia. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J15 J61 O15 R23 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 35 pages
Date: 2026-08
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