Abstract:
Starting in 2011, the Syrian conflict caused a large influx of refugees into Jordan. In 2015, there were an estimated 1.3 million Syrians in a country with just 6.6 million Jordanians. This paper investigates the impact of the
Syrian refugee influx on the Jordanian labor market. Panel data from 2010 to 2016 combined with information on
where the refugee influx was concentrated allow us to identify the impact of refugees on Jordanians’ labor market
outcomes. Overall, we find that Jordanians living in areas with a high concentration of refugees have had no
worse labor market outcomes than Jordanians with less exposure to the refugee influx
