Asylum Migration, Borders, and Terrorism in a Structural Gravity Model

In this article, we examine the impact of terrorist attacks on asylum-related migration flows. So far, literature that examines “push factors” such as terrorism explain forced has omitted fact vast majority people to flee typically do so toward other locations within country. The novel feature our research is estimation a structural gravity equation includes both international and internally displaced persons (IDP), theoretically consistent framework allows us identify country-specific variables terror attacks. For purpose, use information number asylum applications, IDP, in each country for sample 119 origin developing countries 141 destination over 2009–2018. empirical results reveal several interesting policy-relevant traits. Firstly, abroad still minimal compared but globalization forces are pushing up ratio. Secondly, violence positive significant effect flows relative IDP. Thirdly, omitting biases downward applications. Fourthly, observe regional heterogeneity flows; Latin America, have much larger applications IDP than Asia or Africa.