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Refugee return and social cohesion

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Refugee return often involves the re-encounter of individuals who were separated for years, but we know little about its impact on social cohesion. We explore this impact using data from a nationwide survey that we conducted in Burundi, a country that experienced high levels of repatriation during the 2000s. We find that refugee return has a negative impact on the feeling that community members help each other, could borrow money for emergencies from non-household members, and the feeling tha...

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Published
Peer review status:
Peer reviewed

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10.1093/oxrep/grac016

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
SSD
Department:
SAME
Oxford college:
Kellogg College
Role:
Author
ORCID:
0000-0003-0578-4775
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Journal:
Oxford Review of Economic Policy More from this journal
Volume:
38
Issue:
3
Pages:
678-698
Publication date:
2022-09-15
Acceptance date:
2022-09-01
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EISSN:
1460-2121
ISSN:
0266-903X
Language:
English
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Pubs id:
1281460
Local pid:
pubs:1281460
Deposit date:
2022-12-20

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