What is that effect? How big is it? Jean-François Maystadt [00:07:14]: We find that the presence of refugees at the time of birth reduces the height for age, so the height of children, and to some extent also the weight of children among the hosting populations, children are basically shorter and thinner than what they should be if they are born close to a refugee camp. [...] The time that the parents have to give to their newborn children, are these causes? Anna Maria Mayda [00:09:25]: So, first of all, the channel of impact of this negative effect of refugees on health is really central to our research project, and our results are consistent with what the literature finds in specific case studies. [...] And the reason is that the economics literature tends to show that refugees to low and middle income countries make a positive average contribution to the local economy. [...] So what we have in mind is a situation in which a population with high infection rates, which is the population of refugees, moves from the country of origin to the country of destination, and this population infects the mosquitoes through bites. [...] Refugees would deteriorate the health of the host only if they are coming from countries where malaria is prevalent and in particular when they move to this area with the low prevalence of malaria.
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