The blog on the World Bank's website provides insight into how refugees affect the labor market in host countries. It examines the economic and distributional effects of a refugee crisis. The blog explains how the influx of refugees can lead to growth in GDP and household incomes in host countries, but also how negative externalities such as resource strain and increased competition for jobs and housing can arise. Learn more about how refugees can contribute to local economic growth, while the most vulnerable groups in host countries may be negatively affected.

The recently launched book, The Labor Market Impact of Forced Displacement: Jobs in Host Communities in Colombia, Ethiopia, Jordan, and Uganda by Jan von der Goltz, Kirsten Schuettler, Julie Bousquet, and Tewodros Aragie Kebede, provides a thorough analysis of how forced migration affects the labor market and welfare in host countries.

Blog: How does hosting refugees affect local labor markets?

You can find the book here: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/98f29351-1fac-4aac-a0dd-1b6886941a0a