The economic effect of refugee crises on neighbouring host countries: empirical evidence from Pakistan
There is a considerable debate in terms of opportunities and challenges about the presence of refugees in the neighbouring host countries. Most of the existing discourse has focused only on their humanitarian and security implications. This article, on the other hand, seeks to uncover this issue thr...
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| author | Baloch, Amdadullah Shah, Said Zamin Mohd Noor, Zaleha Lacheheb, Miloud |
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| description | There is a considerable debate in terms of opportunities and challenges about the presence of refugees in the neighbouring host countries. Most of the existing discourse has focused only on their humanitarian and security implications. This article, on the other hand, seeks to uncover this issue through a purely economic lens, focusing on the economic impact of more than three million Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Utilizing data for the period 1979–2014 and the ARDL bounds testing approach, we arrive at few important conclusions. The empirical results indicate that Afghan refugees have a strong negative impact on economic growth in Pakistan. The effect holds in both the short run and the long run, suggesting that the influx of refugees lowers real economic activity in the country. Ultimately, the study implies that hosting refugees can never be a boon to Pakistan's economy. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-634232019-11-25T03:18:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63423/ The economic effect of refugee crises on neighbouring host countries: empirical evidence from Pakistan Baloch, Amdadullah Shah, Said Zamin Mohd Noor, Zaleha Lacheheb, Miloud There is a considerable debate in terms of opportunities and challenges about the presence of refugees in the neighbouring host countries. Most of the existing discourse has focused only on their humanitarian and security implications. This article, on the other hand, seeks to uncover this issue through a purely economic lens, focusing on the economic impact of more than three million Afghan refugees in Pakistan. Utilizing data for the period 1979–2014 and the ARDL bounds testing approach, we arrive at few important conclusions. The empirical results indicate that Afghan refugees have a strong negative impact on economic growth in Pakistan. The effect holds in both the short run and the long run, suggesting that the influx of refugees lowers real economic activity in the country. Ultimately, the study implies that hosting refugees can never be a boon to Pakistan's economy. John Wiley & Sons 2017-09 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63423/1/The%20Economic%20Effect%20of%20Refugee%20Crises%20on%20Neighbouring%20Host%20Countries.pdf Baloch, Amdadullah and Shah, Said Zamin and Mohd Noor, Zaleha and Lacheheb, Miloud (2017) The economic effect of refugee crises on neighbouring host countries: empirical evidence from Pakistan. International Migration, 55 (6). pp. 90-106. ISSN 0020-7985; ESSN: 1468-2435 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/imig.12389 10.1111/imig.12389 |
| spellingShingle | Baloch, Amdadullah Shah, Said Zamin Mohd Noor, Zaleha Lacheheb, Miloud The economic effect of refugee crises on neighbouring host countries: empirical evidence from Pakistan |
| title | The economic effect of refugee crises on neighbouring host countries: empirical evidence from Pakistan |
| title_full | The economic effect of refugee crises on neighbouring host countries: empirical evidence from Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | The economic effect of refugee crises on neighbouring host countries: empirical evidence from Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | The economic effect of refugee crises on neighbouring host countries: empirical evidence from Pakistan |
| title_short | The economic effect of refugee crises on neighbouring host countries: empirical evidence from Pakistan |
| title_sort | economic effect of refugee crises on neighbouring host countries empirical evidence from pakistan |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63423/1/The%20Economic%20Effect%20of%20Refugee%20Crises%20on%20Neighbouring%20Host%20Countries.pdf |
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