JDC Literature Review
The JDC literature review contains summaries of recent publications and academic scholarship on issues relating to forced displacement.
Refugee Repatriation and Conflict: Evidence from the Maximum Pressure Sanctions
This paper examines how the mass return of refugees can shape conflict dynamics in their home communities. It focuses on the large-scale repatriation of Afghan refugees following the sudden reintroduction of “Maximum Pressure” sanctions on Iran in 2018, which severely...
Refugee Return and Conflict: Evidence from a Natural Experiment
This study examines the impact of refugee return on conflict dynamics by assessing the causal effect of a large-scale cash assistance program for Afghan returnees from Pakistan. Initiated due to the expiration of refugees’ Proof of Registration (PoR) cards in June...
Return Aspirations of Syrian Refugees in Turkey
This paper analyzes how conditions in Syria and experiences in Turkey shape Syrian refugees’ intentions to return over different timeframes.
Determinants of Intended Return Migration among Refugees: A Comparison of Syrian Refugees in Germany and Turkey
This paper examines factors associated with Syrian refugees’ intentions to return to Syria. It contrasts the return intentions of Syrian refugees in Turkey—a proximate, culturally similar country that provides temporary protection—with those in Germany—a more distant, culturally different country that offers permanent protection.
Local exposure to refugees changed attitudes to ethnic minorities in the Netherlands
This paper examines the effect of exposure to refugees on locals’ attitudes towards ethnic minorities and voting preferences in the Netherlands. Refugees seeking asylum register at a central reception center, where they stay for two weeks before being assigned to a...
Housing Subsidies for Refugees: Experimental Evidence on Life Outcomes and Social Integration in Jordan
This study investigates the effects of a significant housing subsidy program in Jordan on the economic outcomes of Syrian refugee recipients and their social cohesion with Jordanian neighbors.
Forced Migration and Social Cohesion: Evidence from the 2015/16 Mass Inflow in Germany
This paper investigates the impact of the 2015/16 large-scale refugee arrivals on social cohesion in Germany. During this period, over one million asylum seekers from Syria, Afghanistan, and the Western Balkans arrived in the country, doubling the population of...
Should Germany have built a new wall? Macroeconomic lessons from the 2015-18 refugee wave
This paper examines the macroeconomic and distributional effects of the 2015-16 migration wave to Germany.
First Time around: Local Conditions and Multi-Dimensional Integration of Refugees
This paper examines how local labor market conditions and native attitudes at the time of refugees’ arrival shape their subsequent integration in Germany.
Can social protection contribute to social connectedness in contexts of forced displacement and crisis? Lessons from Jordan’s labelled cash transfer for education
This article examines the effects of UNICEF’s cash transfer program, Hajati, on social cohesion and connectedness in Jordan.