Civil wars beyond their borders: The human capital and health consequences of hosting refugees

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 391-408

  Baez, Javier E ^a,b  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b IZA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Civil conflicts; Health; Human capital; Refugees; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; CIVIL WAR; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HUMAN CAPITAL; LITERACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REFUGEE;

BURUNDI; KAGERA; RWANDA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

EID: 79961127147     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2010.08.011     Document Type: Article

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