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Host Environments and Welfare of In-Camp Refugees: Evidence from Ethiopia

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dc.contributor.authorMasaki, Takaaki
dc.contributor.authorNega, Nitsuh Mengist
dc.contributor.authorWieser, Christina
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-30T14:39:53Z
dc.date.available2025-04-30T14:39:53Z
dc.date.issued2025-04-30
dc.description.abstractThis paper examines welfare disparities between in-camp refugees and host com- munities in Ethiopia, using data from the 2023 Socio-Economic Survey of Refugees in Ethiopia. The analysis reveals significant welfare gaps between in-camp refugees and hosts even after accounting for various other baseline socioeconomic char- acteristics: in-camp refugees exhibit 60 percent lower consumption per capita and poverty rates that are 40 percentage points higher compared to host communities. These disparities are also associated with limited employment opportunities and dependence on humanitarian aid among in-camp refugees. The study examines the relationship between host community characteristics and refugee welfare, revealing that more favorable socioeconomic environments benefit refugees, even when labor market outcomes are constrained by legal and structural barriers. Furthermore, the paper explores how employment outside camps may be linked to the welfare of in-camp refugees, as well as the reasons behind their pursuit of such opportunities despite restrictive policies. It finds that refugees working outside camps often originate from poorer households but report a greater sense of autonomy and control over their lives. These findings highlight the importance of economic inclusion as a pathway to self-reliance for in-camp refugees and emphasize the need to remove barriers to formal employment opportunities outside camps to improve their welfare.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099205504292511484
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11108
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/43138
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper; WPS11108
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectLABOR OUTCOMES
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectFORCED DISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectETHIOPIA
dc.titleHost Environments and Welfare of In-Camp Refugeesen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Ethiopiaen
dc.typeWorking Paper
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2025-04-30
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-02T02:17:26.791624Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-04-30T13:05:31Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099205504292511484
okr.guid099205504292511484
okr.identifier.docmidIDU-ea6445db-e985-4c32-a87e-f3764ecd7e85
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-11108
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum40009697
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum40009697
okr.identifier.reportWPS11108
okr.import.id7256
okr.importedtrueen
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttps://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099205504292511484/pdf/IDU-ea6445db-e985-4c32-a87e-f3764ecd7e85.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryEthiopia
okr.sectorFY17 - Social Protection
okr.sectorSocial Protection
okr.themeFY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building,FY17 - Fragility, Conflict and Violence,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Forced Displacement
okr.themeFY17 - Public Sector Management,FY17 - Social Development and Protection
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Social Protections & Assistance
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::International Migration
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.unitEAEPV; ESAPV
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