Refugees, trade, and FDI

Dany Bahar; Christopher Parsons; Pierre-Louis Vezina

doi:10.1093/oxrep/grac022

Refugees, trade, and FDI

Dany Bahar
, Christopher Parsons
, Pierre-Louis Vezina

Economics

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Abstract

Humanitarian policies aimed at welcoming forced migrants may yield unexpected economic dividends. This article focuses on the trade and investment links forged by refugees between their countries of resettlement and the origins they fled. We document how such immigrant-links differ in the case of refugees, focusing on why their opportunity sets might differ and the difficulties in establishing economic connections against a backdrop of civil conflict and political unrest. We conclude by discussing a range of policies aimed at engaging refugee diasporas to foster development at refugees' origins.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	487-513
Number of pages	27
Journal	Oxford Review of Economic Policy
Volume	38
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxrep/grac022
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2022

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