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Replication data for: "Whither Will they Go? A Global Study of Refugees' Destinations, 1965-1995."

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Title Replication data for: "Whither Will they Go? A Global Study of Refugees' Destinations, 1965-1995."
 
Identifier https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/26881
 
Creator Will H. Moore
Stephen M. Shellman
 
Publisher Harvard Dataverse
 
Description A common public perception in OECD countries suggests that refugees are mostly ‘economic migrants’ in search of a better standard of living. Does the empirical record belie this belief? The authors explore that question within a rationalist approach using aggregate level data that allows them to explore a variety of other co-variates of the choice to seek refuge in one country relative to another. In addition to wages they consider fear of persecution, culture, and the costs of relocation. The results are at odds with the ‘bogus refugees’ image: the effect of average wages is mediated by proximity such that higher average wages are associated with fewer refugees, except among bordering countries. In addition refugees seek asylum in neighboring countries, especially those at war with their own country or those experiencing a civil war. Those who seek refuge in countries other than their neighbors follow colonial ties