The Effects of Internally Displaced Peoples on Consumption and Inequality in Mali

A series of civil conflicts in Mali has generated more than 346,000 internally displaced people (UNHCR, 2020). This study estimates the effect of conflict-generated internal displacement on consumption, poverty, and inequality in host communities. Using comprehensive nationwide household survey data this study finds that wealth at the commune and household level is non-decreasing in IDP hosting communes relative to non-IDP host communes. This study also finds some partial evidence of increasing consumption at the household level although inequality and poverty at the commune level remain the same. The evidence suggests a fairly successful hosting and aid process in Mali for IDPs in terms of mitigating economic disruption for host communities.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Foltz, Jeremy, Shibuya, Sakina
Format: Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2022-05
Subjects:INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT, CIVIL CONFLICT, INEQUALITY, POVERTY, TEMPORARY DISPLACEMENT, INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE IMPACT, ETHNIC INEQUALITY, ECONOMIC MITIGATION OF IDP, CONSUMPTION RATE OF REFUGEE HOSTS, HOST COUNTRY,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099012105182212190/IDU17ec2687314aa31482219ba01b58ebe2daebb
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37464
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