Migration and the Reproduction of Poverty

The Refugee Camps in Jordan

Bibliographic Data

ID9954081
AuthorsMarwan Khawaja (American University of Beirut, corresponding author)
Year2003
Volume41
Issue2
Pages27-57
Publication date2003-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Migration (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0020-7985 • E-ISSN: 1468-2435
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1468-2435.00234
OpenAlexW2165381709
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited31

This study examines the link between poverty and migration into and out of camps, using 1999 household survey data on the refugee camp populations in Jordan and a binomial logistic regression. The findings show a clear clustering of poverty in the camps, where about one‐third of households are poor. Results from several nested regression models show that in‐migration is not the cause of persistent poverty in the camps. On the other hand, human capital variables, especially education, economic activity, and “social inheritance”, as well as demographic factors such as household headship and dependency rate have significant effects on poverty incidence. Some theoretical and policy implications of the findings are discussed

Biology · Demographic economics · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Human capital · Inheritance (genetic algorithm · Logistic regression · Poverty · Refugee · Reproduction · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Statistics · Demography · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies

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