1. The Impact of Development through Local Integration: An Evaluation of the ‘16 Villages’ Policy in Liberia Alexandra Hartman, Yale Benjamin Morse, MIT Gregory Kitt, Norwegian Refugee Council World Bank, March 24, 2014

2. What is the impact of a population influx on economic outcomes, farming, property conflict, and dispute resolution? In 2011 150,000 Ivoirians sought refuge in Liberian farming communities The Government of Liberia (GoL), the UN, and local stakeholders promoted a policy of local integration in 16 pre-selected communities

5. 16 Villages versus Comparison Communities

6. Refugee Welfare: 16 Villages versus Comparison Communities

7. Social Cohesion: 16 Villages versus Comparison Communities

8. Leadership: 16 Villages versus Comparison Communities

9. Violence: 16 Villages versus Comparison Communities

10. Economic Activity: 16 Villages versus Comparison Communities

11. Land Usage and Disputes: 16 Villages versus Comparison Communities

12. Conclusions Refugees experience better well-being in 16 Villages Hosts do not experience negative economic outcomes, despite previous history of land disputes and scarcity Who is hosted?

13. Survey Experiment: Who is Hosted?