Leaving Terrorism Behind? The Impact of Terrorist Attacks on Migration Intentions Around the World
Foubert, Killian and Ruyssen, Ilse (2021). Leaving Terrorism Behind? The Impact of Terrorist Attacks on Migration Intentions Around the World. UNU-CRIS Working Paper. UNU Insitute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies.
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Subtitle Working Paper Sub-type Working paper Author Foubert, Killian
Ruyssen, IlseTitle Leaving Terrorism Behind? The Impact of Terrorist Attacks on Migration Intentions Around the World Series Title UNU-CRIS Working Paper Volume/Issue No. 2021/7 Publication Date 2021 Place of Publication Bruges Publisher UNU Insitute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies Pages 34 Language eng Abstract Terrorism is a global phenomenon with devastating consequences for the individuals involved and society in general. The adverse impacts of terrorist attacks may act as a driver for migration, both within and across borders. Yet, empirical evidence on the causal impact of terrorism on migration is scarce. The contribution of our paper is twofold. First, we construct various indicators of terrorist activity at a fine level of spatial and temporal granularity, which allow to fairly accurately identify individuals' exposure to terrorist threat. Second, we use these geo- localized indicators to empirically analyse the role played by terrorist attacks in shaping intentions to migrate either internally or internationally. Specifically, we use a multilevel approach combining these indicators with individual survey data on migration intentions in and from 133 countries, spanning the period 2007-2015. Our results indicate that terrorist attacks spur both internal and international migration intentions, though the effect is stronger for the latter. International migration intentions are, however, not necessarily responsive to the frequency of terrorist attacks, but rather to the intensity of these attacks, measured as the number of fatalities and wounded. In addition, the impact on migration intentions is heterogeneous, varying with both individual and country characteristics. Copyright Holder UNU Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies Copyright Year 2021 Copyright type All rights reserved -
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