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Inequality and Security in the Aftermath of Internal Population Displacement Shocks: Evidence from Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorLudolph, Lars
dc.contributor.authorŠedová, Barbora
dc.contributor.authorTalevi, Marta
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-20T19:49:57Z
dc.date.available2022-05-20T19:49:57Z
dc.date.issued2022-05
dc.description.abstractThis paper studies the security implications of internal displacement shocks for host communities. It focuses on changes in wealth within host communities induced by the inflow of internally displaced persons (IDPs) as a potential mechanism that triggers local conflicts. The sudden insurgency of the jihadist terrorist organization Boko Haram, which led to the internal displacement of over 2.5 million persons in northeastern Nigeria, is used as a quasi-natural experiment. Applying both a two-way fixed effects analysis and an instrumental variable strategy based on historical ethnic ties between the areas of displacement and receiving areas, the results show that the presence of IDPs is associated with a decrease in aggregate wealth and an increase in inequality within host communities, between 2010 and 2019. These effects are accompanied by an increased risk of conflict onset in the short and long run. The inequality–conflict link is likely to be caused by grievances among low-wealth segments of the host community towards new arrivals rather than by changes in social cohesion within host communities, which increased in response to the inflow of IDPs. The analysis further indicates that an improvement in IDPs’ living conditions is accompanied by a decrease in violence and improved relations between hosts and IDPs. Taken together, findings from this study call for a two-pronged immediate relief and recovery approach that alleviates adverse economic effects on vulnerable segments of host communities and increases IDPs’ welfare in displacement settings.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099956405182219719/IDU07814c0ce004af042470b7070b7d58954fcdd
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/37465
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/37465
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers;10053
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectINTERNAL DISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectSECURITY
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT SHOCKS
dc.subjectHOST COMMUNITY IMPACT
dc.subjectLOCAL CONFLICT
dc.subjectETHNIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectFORCED DISPLACEMENT RELIEF
dc.subjectTEMPORARY DISPLACEMENT
dc.subjectHUMAN RIGTS
dc.subjectVIOLENT CRIME
dc.subjectECONOMIC RELIEF MEASURES
dc.titleInequality and Security in the Aftermath of Internal Population Displacement Shocksen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from Nigeriaen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2022-05-18
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:14:36.078103Z
okr.date.lastmodified2022-05-18T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypePolicy Research Working Paper
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099956405182219719/IDU07814c0ce004af042470b7070b7d58954fcdd
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okr.identifier.reportWPS10053
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099956405182219719/pdf/IDU07814c0ce004af042470b7070b7d58954fcdd.pdfen
okr.region.countryNigeria
okr.topicConflict and Development::National Protection and Security
okr.topicLaw and Development::Involuntary Resettlement Law
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Insecurity
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicSocial Development::Voluntary and Involuntary Resettlement
okr.unitSocial PM (SSIGL)
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