Results Summary: Longitudinal insights from the Syrian Refugee Life Study

The Jordanian context offers a unique first systematic efforts to survey a large, representative opportunity to understand a refugee population and refugee sample (using the universe of UNHCR-registered investigate the ways that different subgroups experience refugees) and follow that sample over an extended period, displacement and hosting policies. [...] another? This panel will become a lasting public good for the What are the effects of living in camps versus in research community and provide policymakers with the local communities on refugee welfare? insights into the long-run effects of refugee crisis responses, offering credible evidence for formulating policies in future crises. [...] While the Syrian refugee population has a similar gender distribution as the Jordanian population, the refugee population is on average younger than the non-refugee Jordanian population. [...] Social Outcomes: The vast majority of S-RLS respondents do not intend to return to Syria before the conflict is resolved (91%), which is something that few believe is likely in the next two years (< 20%). [...] Syrian and Jordanian children are fairly interactive with one another: 48% of Syrian children are said to have Jordanian friends, and 45% share recreational spaces with Jordanian kids.