U.S. Refugee Aid and Civil Conflict
Received: 06 Apr 2021, Revised: 09 Apr 2021, Accepted: 25 May 2021, Available online: 18 June 2021, Version of Record: 18 June 2021
Abstract
I present evidence that U.S. aid for refugees mitigates civil conflict in their origin country. My main result is that a 10 percent increase in U.S. humanitarian aid for refugees reduces conflict deaths in their origin country by 1.5 percent. Presumably, aid for refugees entices civilians to flee from the location of conflict, thus depriving armed groups of resources and targets.
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