In Mossaad et al. (2020), we leverage nationwide population-level microdata to explore how and why refugees in the U.S. relocate after initial resettlement. Our analysis focuses on the roles of economic opportunities, community networks, and local support systems. We find no significant evidence that refugees’ locational choices are strongly influenced by state partisanship or the generosity of welfare benefits. Instead, refugees prioritize destinations with better employment prospects and established co-national networks.
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Science Advances
In search of opportunity and community: Internal migration of refugees in the United States
Nadwa Mossaad, Jeremy Ferwerda, Duncan Lawrence, Jeremy Weinstein, and Jens Hainmueller
@article{mossaad2020migration,title={In search of opportunity and community: Internal migration of refugees in the United States},author={Mossaad, Nadwa and Ferwerda, Jeremy and Lawrence, Duncan and Weinstein, Jeremy and Hainmueller, Jens},journal={Science Advances},volume={6},number={32},pages={eabb0295},year={2020},publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science},doi={10.1126/sciadv.abb0295},url={https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abb0295},}
