Impact of Syrian refugees on male immigrants’ labor market outcomes in Jordan
Impact of Syrian refugees on male immigrants’ labor market outcomes in Jordan
This article examines whether the Syrian refugee inflow to Jordan has displaced other immigrant workers in the Jordanian Labor Market. Using data from Jordan, before and after the Syrian refugee influx (in 2010 and 2016), we investigate whether male immigrants’ labor market outcomes, compared to male Jordanian nationals, were affected by Syrian refugees. We control for the geographic sorting of refugees within Jordan using an instrumental variable approach. We find that male immigrants were more likely to be underemployed (i.e., work in the informal sector, work fewer hours, and earn lower monthly wages) in areas with high concentration of Syrian refugees. These findings suggest that the main competition that occurred in the Jordanian Labor Market, between 2010 and 2016, was not between refugees and male Jordanian nationals, but between refugees and male immigrants. These results suggest that studies examining the impact of refugees on the labor market should consider the effects on immigrants who are likely to be more vulnerable than natives.
immigration, J46, JEL: J61, Jordan, labor market, N35, O15, R23, refugees, Syria
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Malaeb, Bilal
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Wahba, Jackline
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21 February 2023
Malaeb, Bilal
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Wahba, Jackline
03ae9304-c329-40c6-9bfc-d91cfa9e7164
Malaeb, Bilal and Wahba, Jackline
(2023)
Impact of Syrian refugees on male immigrants’ labor market outcomes in Jordan.
International Migration Review, .
(doi:10.1177/01979183221149015).
Abstract
This article examines whether the Syrian refugee inflow to Jordan has displaced other immigrant workers in the Jordanian Labor Market. Using data from Jordan, before and after the Syrian refugee influx (in 2010 and 2016), we investigate whether male immigrants’ labor market outcomes, compared to male Jordanian nationals, were affected by Syrian refugees. We control for the geographic sorting of refugees within Jordan using an instrumental variable approach. We find that male immigrants were more likely to be underemployed (i.e., work in the informal sector, work fewer hours, and earn lower monthly wages) in areas with high concentration of Syrian refugees. These findings suggest that the main competition that occurred in the Jordanian Labor Market, between 2010 and 2016, was not between refugees and male Jordanian nationals, but between refugees and male immigrants. These results suggest that studies examining the impact of refugees on the labor market should consider the effects on immigrants who are likely to be more vulnerable than natives.
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Accepted/In Press date: 30 November 2022
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 February 2023
Published date: 21 February 2023
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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This research is supported by the British Academy's Sustainable Development Programme.
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immigration, J46, JEL: J61, Jordan, labor market, N35, O15, R23, refugees, Syria
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/476195
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