Refugees: Seeing Flight as a Non-violent Option, by Erica Chenoweth and Hakim Young
The most reliable empirical studies of refugee movements suggest that the primary cause of flight is violence—not economic opportunity.
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When they arrive at their destinations, refugees tend to be exceedingly industrious, with cross-national studies suggesting that they are rarely burdensome for national economies. By Erica Chenoweth and Hakim Young for