Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Event:

Webinar: Deeply Talks: The Refugee Jobs Experiment, 11 January 2018 [info]

Publications:

Combatting Loss: Refugees, Employment and Social Entrepreneurship in Turkey (openDemocracy, Jan. 2018) [text]

Encouraging the Employment of Refugees through Trade Preferences, Policy Brief, no. 35 (Migration Policy Centre, 2017) [text]

"From Offices to Disney World, Employers Brace for the Loss of an Immigrant Work Force," New York Times, 9 Jan. 2018 [text]

"The Participation of Urban Displaced Populations in (In)formal Markets: Contrasting Experiences in Kampala, Uganda," Environment and Urbanization, vol. 29, no. 2 (2017) [open access]

Refugees are a Boon Not a Burden: Here’s How to Get the Best Results for Everyone (CGD Blog, Dec. 2017) [text]

"Social and Labor Integration of Asylum Seekers in Rural Mountain Areas: A Qualitative Study," Mountain Research and Development, vol. 37, no. 4 (Nov. 2017) [open access]

Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion: Maintaining Momentum and Creating Lasting Change, Brussels, 6 Nov. 2017 [info]
- "This conference focused, in particular, on newcomers’ integration in the labour market and the role of the private sector in fostering their employment and advancement." Follow link for podcasts and Powerpoints.

The (Struggle for) Labour Market Integration of Refugees: Evidence from European Countries, Discussion Paper, no. CPD 16/17 (CReAM, Dec. 2017) [text]

Want to Help Someone in a Poor Village? Give Them a Bus Ticket Out (NPR's Goats & Soda, Dec. 2017) [text]

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