Building Stability Between Host and Refugee Communities : Evidence from a TVET Program in Jordan and Lebanon
The resettlement of refugees in host communities increases (perceived) competition for scarce economic and non-economic resources, which can contribute to tensions between the communities. This study tests the impact of a TVET program in Jordan and...
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okr-10986-375932022-06-25T05:10:39Z Building Stability Between Host and Refugee Communities : Evidence from a TVET Program in Jordan and Lebanon Ferguson, Neil T. N. Wolfe, Rebecca J. Amine, Laila Ramadi, Eric Shahin, Lina VOCATIONAL TRAINING INTERVENTION (TVET) REFUGEES EMPLOYMENT OF DISPLACED PERSONS SOCIAL COHESION COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES ACCESS TO LABOR MARKET SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING DISPLACED PEOPLE ACCESS TO JOBS EQUITY PREJUDICE PERCEPTION OF ECONOMIC COMPETITION HOST COUNTRY SURVEY The resettlement of refugees in host communities increases (perceived) competition for scarce economic and non-economic resources, which can contribute to tensions between the communities. This study tests the impact of a TVET program in Jordan and Lebanon that aims to tackle stresses associated with competition, particularly in the labor market. The authors test the impact of the program on economic outcomes, economic and life optimism, experience and perception of economic competition and ingroup-outgroup discrimination using a range of survey measures and behavioral experiments. They also conduct heterogeneity analyses to assess whether the intervention affects host and refugee communities similarly. The authors show that by the end of the training, the program has not yet achieved its employment aims for either hosts or refugees. However, for refugees, there are significant improvements in optimism and decreases in the experience of short-term economic stress. There are also improvements in inter-group behavior for refugees. These results provide insights on how to better tailor labor market programs to host and refugees while being conflict sensitive. 2022-06-24T17:23:51Z 2022-06-24T17:23:51Z 2022-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099049506232232375/IDU06366e329021f404ec10bce50d363c97acb98 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37593 English Policy Research Working Papers;10101 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Working Paper Jordan Lebanon |
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VOCATIONAL TRAINING INTERVENTION (TVET) REFUGEES EMPLOYMENT OF DISPLACED PERSONS SOCIAL COHESION COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES ACCESS TO LABOR MARKET SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING DISPLACED PEOPLE ACCESS TO JOBS EQUITY PREJUDICE PERCEPTION OF ECONOMIC COMPETITION HOST COUNTRY SURVEY |
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VOCATIONAL TRAINING INTERVENTION (TVET) REFUGEES EMPLOYMENT OF DISPLACED PERSONS SOCIAL COHESION COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES ACCESS TO LABOR MARKET SKILLS DEVELOPMENT VOCATIONAL TRAINING DISPLACED PEOPLE ACCESS TO JOBS EQUITY PREJUDICE PERCEPTION OF ECONOMIC COMPETITION HOST COUNTRY SURVEY Ferguson, Neil T. N. Wolfe, Rebecca J. Amine, Laila Ramadi, Eric Shahin, Lina Building Stability Between Host and Refugee Communities : Evidence from a TVET Program in Jordan and Lebanon |
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The resettlement of refugees in host
communities increases (perceived) competition for scarce
economic and non-economic resources, which can contribute to
tensions between the communities. This study tests the
impact of a TVET program in Jordan and Lebanon that aims to
tackle stresses associated with competition, particularly in
the labor market. The authors test the impact of the program
on economic outcomes, economic and life optimism, experience
and perception of economic competition and ingroup-outgroup
discrimination using a range of survey measures and
behavioral experiments. They also conduct heterogeneity
analyses to assess whether the intervention affects host and
refugee communities similarly. The authors show that by the
end of the training, the program has not yet achieved its
employment aims for either hosts or refugees. However, for
refugees, there are significant improvements in optimism and
decreases in the experience of short-term economic stress.
There are also improvements in inter-group behavior for
refugees. These results provide insights on how to better
tailor labor market programs to host and refugees while
being conflict sensitive. |
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Working Paper |
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Ferguson, Neil T. N. Wolfe, Rebecca J. Amine, Laila Ramadi, Eric Shahin, Lina |
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Ferguson, Neil T. N. Wolfe, Rebecca J. Amine, Laila Ramadi, Eric Shahin, Lina |
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Ferguson, Neil T. N. |
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Building Stability Between Host and Refugee Communities : Evidence from a TVET Program in Jordan and Lebanon |
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Building Stability Between Host and Refugee Communities : Evidence from a TVET Program in Jordan and Lebanon |
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Building Stability Between Host and Refugee Communities : Evidence from a TVET Program in Jordan and Lebanon |
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Building Stability Between Host and Refugee Communities : Evidence from a TVET Program in Jordan and Lebanon |
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Building Stability Between Host and Refugee Communities : Evidence from a TVET Program in Jordan and Lebanon |
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building stability between host and refugee communities : evidence from a tvet program in jordan and lebanon |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2022 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099049506232232375/IDU06366e329021f404ec10bce50d363c97acb98 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37593 |
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