Replication data for: The Labor Market Impacts of Forced Migration

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Isabel Ruiz; Carlos Vargas-Silva

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Project Citation: 

Ruiz, Isabel, and Vargas-Silva, Carlos. Replication data for: The Labor Market Impacts of Forced Migration. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2015. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113418V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary During the 1990s the Kagera region of Tanzania experienced a forced migration shock. A series of geographical barriers led to a higher concentration of forced migrants in some parts of the region relative to others, resulting in a natural experiment. Using panel data (pre and post forced migration shock), we find that greater exposure to the refugee shock resulted in Tanzanians having a lower likelihood of working outside the household as employees. However, employees more affected by the shock had a higher probability of being in professional occupations and being part of a pensions program.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms refugees; migration
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
      J22 Time Allocation and Labor Supply
      J45 Public Sector Labor Markets
      J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
      O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
      O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
      R23 Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics: Regional Migration; Regional Labor Markets; Population; Neighborhood Characteristics
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Burundi, Tanzania, Great Lakes Region, Africa
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1991 – 2010
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) survey data

Methodology

Data Source:  View help for Data Source Kagera Health and Development Survey, World Bank
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation Individal,

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