Determinants of Internal Migration Among Senegalese Youth
This study uses data from Burundi, a country which experienced conflict-led emigration and substantial post-war refugee return
Abstract
Previous studies suggest that displacement is one of the channels through which conflict impacts schooling outcomes. However, there is scarce evidence on this impact for those who are displaced internationally (i.e. refugees). Using data from Burundi, a country which experienced large scale conflict-led emigration and substantial post-war refugee return, we show that returning refugees are six percentage points more likely to have finished primary school than their contemporaries who never left the country. We conduct several placebo tests to demonstrate that this result is not driven by pre-conflict differences. There is no substantial effect of internal displacement on schooling outcomes.
This research is part of the Gender, Growth and Labour Markets in Low-Income Countries programme
Citation
Catalina Herrera and David E. Sahn (2017) Childhood Determinants of Internal Youth Migration in Senegal. GLM LIC Working Paper No. 28