Understanding Decisions Made on Asylum Applications in Host Countries
Millions of forcibly displaced people apply for asylum every year facing uncertain outcomes. What can explain cross-country heterogeneity in these outcomes? This study provides estimates of the determinants of asylum admission policies in host coun...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/575731582041376070/Understanding-Decisions-Made-on-Asylum-Applications-in-Host-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33358 |
| Summary: | Millions of forcibly displaced people
apply for asylum every year facing uncertain outcomes. What
can explain cross-country heterogeneity in these outcomes?
This study provides estimates of the determinants of asylum
admission policies in host countries using a bilateral panel
data set covering 201 origin and 113 destination countries
between 2000 and 2017. The paper shows that in high-income
countries, unlike in low- and middle-income countries,
approval policies are influenced by political factors such
as political polarization and electoral periods. The study
also finds that macroeconomic factors, labor market
outcomes, and public spending can play an important role in
final decisions on asylum. |
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