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International Migration: Pacifier or Trigger for Military Conflicts?

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  • Frédéric Docquier
  • Ilse Ruyssen
  • Maurice Willy Schiff

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Whereas the impact of trade relations on conflict has been studied extensively, this is not the case for the impact of international migration. The latter might influence the size of expected costs and benefits, and hence the likelihood of military conflict between countries. In this paper, we discuss the channels through which bilateral migration can affect the prevalence of interstate military conflict. We then estimate migration’s impact on conflict using bilateral panel data between 1960–2000. We find evidence of a positive and robust impact of South-North and South-South migration on the occurrence of conflict. These effects are even larger when we control for potential endogeneity using a GMM approach.

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  • Frédéric Docquier & Ilse Ruyssen & Maurice Willy Schiff, 2018. "International Migration: Pacifier or Trigger for Military Conflicts?," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(9), pages 1657-1679, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:jdevst:v:54:y:2018:i:9:p:1657-1679
    DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2017.1355456
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    1. Fabio Mariani & Marion Mercier & Thierry Verdier, 2018. "Diasporas and conflict," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 18(4), pages 761-793.
    2. Cattaneo, Cristina & Foreman, Timothy, 2023. "Climate change, international migration, and interstate conflicts," Ecological Economics, Elsevier, vol. 211(C).
    3. Valentina Bosetti & Cristina Cattaneo & Giovanni Peri, 2021. "Should they stay or should they go? Climate migrants and local conflicts," Journal of Economic Geography, Oxford University Press, vol. 21(4), pages 619-651.
    4. fofana, moustapha & Lawson, Laté & ballo, zié, 2019. "Assessing the migration and social instability nexus in sub-saharan Africa : A spatial analysis," MPRA Paper 96471, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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