Do refugee camps help or hurt hosts? The case of Kakuma, Kenya

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Alix-Garcia, Jennifer; Walker, Sarah; Bartlett, Anne; Onder, Harun; Sanghi, Apurva
• 署名单位: Oregon State University; University of New South Wales Sydney; University of New South Wales Sydney; University of New South Wales Sydney; The World Bank
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2017.09.005
• 发表日期: 2018
• 页码: 66-83
• 关键词: Refugee impacts; Forced migration impacts; Household data; Nighttime lights; Price analysis

摘要

We combine nighttime lights data, official statistics, and new household survey data from northern Kenya in order to assess the impact of long-term refugee camps on host populations. The nighttime lights estimates show that refugee inflows increase economic activity in areas very close to Kakuma refugee camp: the elasticity of the luminosity index to refugee population is 0.36 within a 10 km distance from the camp center. In addition, household consumption within the same proximity to the camp is 25% higher than in areas farther away. Price, household survey, and official statistics suggest that the mechanisms driving this positive effect are increased availability of new employment and price changes in agricultural and livestock markets that are favorable to local producers.