Leaving, Staying or Coming Back? Migration Decisions During the Northern Mali Conflict

Hoogeveen, Johannes G. ; Rossi, Mariacristina ; Sansone, Dario

Taylor and Francis

关键词: CONFLICT-AFFECTED STATES;    FORCED DISPLACEMENT;    MIGRATION;    REFUGEES;    INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSON;   

DOI  :  10.1080/00220388.2018.1510119
RP-ID  :  140214

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper uses a unique data set to analyse the migration dynamics of refugees, returnees and, internally displaced people from the Northern Mali conflict. Individuals were interviewed monthly using mobile phones. Our results cast light on the characteristics of these three groups before and after displacement. In addition, we test how employment and security were related to migration status, as well as the willingness to go back home. Individuals who were employed while displaced were less willing to go back to the North, while those who owned a gun were more likely to plan to go back. Additional indicators of personal safety played a lesser role.