<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between refugees and development in host economies from a macroeconomic point of view. The results obtained show that this relationship is non-linear. The empirical results demonstrate that refugees have a positive and significant direct effect in high and lower-middle-income countries. A positive and significant indirect effect of refugees through labor force and RD channels is also present in the same groups. In upper-middle-income and low-income countries, the direct effect of refugees is negative and significant. Similarly, the indirect effect of the refugee population on development through labor force channel is also negative and statistically significant. However, the indirect effect of refugees through RD channel is statistically significant only for the low-income country group.</p></abstract>

This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between refugees and development in host economies from a macroeconomic point of view. The results obtained show that this relationship is non-linear. The empirical results demonstrate that refugees have a positive and significant direct effect in high and lower-middle-income countries. A positive and significant indirect effect of refugees through labor force and RD channels is also present in the same groups. In upper-middle-income and low-income countries, the direct effect of refugees is negative and significant. Similarly, the indirect effect of the refugee population on development through labor force channel is also negative and statistically significant. However, the indirect effect of refugees through RD channel is statistically significant only for the low-income country group.

Impact of refugee population on development: A comparative analysis for the case of host economies

Higher Institute of Business Administration

Review of Economic Perspectives

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This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between refugees and development in host economies from a macroeconomic point of view. The results...

Impact of refugee population on development: A comparative analysis for the case of host economies

Published Online: Mar 20, 2018

Page range: 77 - 96

Received: Nov 27, 2017

Accepted: Jan 17, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2018-0005

Keywords
Economic development, GMM-method, growth, refugees

© 2018 Mohamed Kouni, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Impact of refugee population on development: A comparative analysis for the case of host economies

Published Online: Mar 20, 2018

Page range: 77 - 96

Received: Nov 27, 2017

Accepted: Jan 17, 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/revecp-2018-0005

KeywordsEconomic development, GMM-method, growth, refugees

© 2018 Mohamed Kouni, published by De Gruyter Open

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Economic development, GMM-method, growth, refugees