Refugees

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Blog Post

Another Side to the Story: Syrian Refugees Have Invested over $300 Million in the Turkish Economy
Vijaya Ramachandran
August 02, 2017
We are inundated by bad news about Syria and the heartbreaking stories of refugees fleeing this war-torn country. But there is another side to the story. A groundbreaking study by the NGO Building Markets indicates that there are over 10,000 Syrian-owned businesses in Turkey...
Blog Post

The Root Causes of Child Migration from Central America: Safety vs. Opportunity
Michael Clemens
August 01, 2017
In a new study on the root causes of child migration from Central America to the United States, I statistically link migration decisions to violence and employment conditions in the localities they come from. I find that the relative contributions of violence and economic drivers are rough...
WORKING PAPER

Violence, Development, and Migration Waves: Evidence from Central American Child Migrant Apprehensions - Working Paper 459
Michael Clemens
July 21, 2017
This paper studies the relationship between violence in the Northern Triangle and child migration to the United States. It finds that one additional homicide per year in the region, sustained over the six-year period of study—that is, a cumulative total of six additional homicides—caused...
PODCAST

Jordan’s Compact Approach to the Syrian Refugee Influx: What the World Can Learn – Minister Imad Fakhoury and Cindy Huang
June 13, 2017
As we mark World Refugee Day, it is increasingly clear that there is a desperate need to fill the gap between short-term humanitarian response and long-term development need. Jordan’s Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Imad Fakhoury and CGD senior policy fellow Cindy Huang join...