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Abstract
Using household survey data from Peru (2004–2024) linked to geocoded conflict fatality records, I decompose migrant outcomes into selection and spatial sorting components. I find that spatial sorting explains 100% of conflict migrants’ economic advantages. A dual selection dynamic operates: wealth determines who stays during violence, while education determines who succeeds among migrants.
Keywords
Migration, Conflict, Peru, Spatial Economics, Selection Effects