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The Impact of Forced Migration on In-Group and Out-Group Social Capital

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  • Hager, Anselm

    (Humbodt-Universität)

  • Valasek, Justin

    (Dept. of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration)

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In this paper, we study how forced migration impacts the in-group and out-group social capital of Syrian refugees and the host population in Northern Lebanon by administering a novel survey experiment in which we manipulate the salience of the migration experience (for refugees) and the refugee crisis (for the host population). Additionally, we study the social spillovers to Palestinians, an established refugee population in Lebanon. We find that the impact of forced migration is largely restricted to the Syrian refugee-Lebanese host population channel, and that it increases the relative disparity between in-group and out-group social capital. This may cause refugees to favor in-group interactions and therefore forgo more economically advantageous interactions with out-group members.

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  • Hager, Anselm & Valasek, Justin, 2022. "The Impact of Forced Migration on In-Group and Out-Group Social Capital," Discussion Paper Series in Economics 5/2022, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics.
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    Keywords

    Refugees; Migration; Social Capital; Experiment; Ethnicity;
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    JEL classification:

    • C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General
    • D91 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics - - - Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making
    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination

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