How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan
To what extent does immigration affect the economic institutions in destination countries? While there is much evidence that economic institutions in developed nations are either unaffected or improved after immigration, there is little evidence of...
| Main Authors: | , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/944551555006432470/How-Mass-Immigration-Affects-Countries-with-Weak-Economic-Institutions-A-Natural-Experiment-in-Jordan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31559 |
| id |
okr-10986-31559 |
|---|---|
| recordtype |
oai_dc |
| spelling |
okr-10986-315592022-09-19T12:16:50Z How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan Nowrasteh, Alex Forrester, Andrew C. Blondin, Cole IMMIGRATION MIGRATION REFUGEE IMPACT REFUGEES GOVERNANCE SYNTHETIC CONTROL METHOD To what extent does immigration affect the economic institutions in destination countries? While there is much evidence that economic institutions in developed nations are either unaffected or improved after immigration, there is little evidence of how immigration affects the economic institutions of developing countries that typically have weaker institutions. Using the Synthetic Control Method, this study estimates a significant and long-lasting positive effect on Jordanian economic institutions from the surge of refugees from the First Gulf War. The surge of refugees to Jordan in 1990–1991 was massive and equal to 10 percent of Jordan's population in 1990. Importantly, these refugees were able to have a large and direct impact on Jordanian economic institutions because they could work, live, and vote immediately upon entry due to a quirk in Jordanian law. The refugee surge was the main mechanism by which Jordan's economic institutions improved in the decades that followed. 2019-04-18T20:29:50Z 2019-04-18T20:29:50Z 2019-04 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/944551555006432470/How-Mass-Immigration-Affects-Countries-with-Weak-Economic-Institutions-A-Natural-Experiment-in-Jordan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31559 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8817 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Jordan |
| repository_type |
Digital Repository |
| institution_category |
Foreign Institution |
| institution |
Digital Repositories |
| building |
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository |
| collection |
World Bank |
| language |
English |
| topic |
IMMIGRATION MIGRATION REFUGEE IMPACT REFUGEES GOVERNANCE SYNTHETIC CONTROL METHOD |
| spellingShingle |
IMMIGRATION MIGRATION REFUGEE IMPACT REFUGEES GOVERNANCE SYNTHETIC CONTROL METHOD Nowrasteh, Alex Forrester, Andrew C. Blondin, Cole How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan |
| geographic_facet |
Middle East and North Africa Jordan |
| relation |
Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8817 |
| description |
To what extent does immigration affect
the economic institutions in destination countries? While
there is much evidence that economic institutions in
developed nations are either unaffected or improved after
immigration, there is little evidence of how immigration
affects the economic institutions of developing countries
that typically have weaker institutions. Using the Synthetic
Control Method, this study estimates a significant and
long-lasting positive effect on Jordanian economic
institutions from the surge of refugees from the First Gulf
War. The surge of refugees to Jordan in 1990–1991 was
massive and equal to 10 percent of Jordan's population
in 1990. Importantly, these refugees were able to have a
large and direct impact on Jordanian economic institutions
because they could work, live, and vote immediately upon
entry due to a quirk in Jordanian law. The refugee surge was
the main mechanism by which Jordan's economic
institutions improved in the decades that followed. |
| format |
Working Paper |
| author |
Nowrasteh, Alex Forrester, Andrew C. Blondin, Cole |
| author_facet |
Nowrasteh, Alex Forrester, Andrew C. Blondin, Cole |
| author_sort |
Nowrasteh, Alex |
| title |
How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan |
| title_short |
How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan |
| title_full |
How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan |
| title_fullStr |
How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan |
| title_full_unstemmed |
How Mass Immigration Affects Countries with Weak Economic Institutions : A Natural Experiment in Jordan |
| title_sort |
how mass immigration affects countries with weak economic institutions : a natural experiment in jordan |
| publisher |
World Bank, Washington, DC |
| publishDate |
2019 |
| url |
http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/944551555006432470/How-Mass-Immigration-Affects-Countries-with-Weak-Economic-Institutions-A-Natural-Experiment-in-Jordan http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31559 |
| _version_ |
1764474602803691520 |