17 July 2018

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Access to Cash and the Impact of the Liquidity Crisis on Refugees and Migrants in Libya (UNHCR & REACH, June 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

For Integration to Work: Government Assisted Refugees in BC, Thesis (Simon Fraser Univ., March 2018) [text]

German Public Attitudes Towards Asylum Seekers, Immigrants in the Workplace, Inflation, and Local Budgets: Evidence from a Representative Survey of the German Population, MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics, no. 19-2018 (Univ. of Marburg et al., March 2018) [text via SSRN]

"German Workers, Thank Refugees When Your Paychecks are Growing," Bloomberg, 13 July 2018 [text]

"Labor Market Assimilation of Refugees in the United States: Are They Worse Off?," Park Place Economist, vol. XXVI, no. 1 (2018) [full-text]

The Long-Term Outcomes of Refugees: Tracking the Progress of the East African Asians, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 11609 (Institute of Labor Economics, June 2018) [text]

Market Systems Development for Refugees and Host Livelihoods in Arua and Yumbe Districts, Uganda (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Mass Refugee Inflow and Long-Run Prosperity: Lessons from the Greek Population Resettlement,  IZA Discussion Paper, no. 11613 (Institute of Labor Economics, June 2018) [text]

Migration as an Opportunity: Evidence of Labour Migration Initiatives (ODI, July 2018) [text]

A Needed Evidence Revolution: Using Cost-Benefit Analysis to Improve Refugee Integration Programming (Migration Policy Institute, July 2018) [text]

Resiliency No Excuse in Refugee Crisis (The Interpreter Blog, June 2018) [text]

This Barcelona Restaurant is Training Refugees Whilst Telling Their Stories (World Economic Forum Blog, June 2018) [text]

"Training Schemes Give New Hope to Refugees in France," Reuters, 11 July 2018 [text]

The US Refugee Resettlement Program — A Return to First Principles: How Refugees Help to Define, Strengthen, and Revitalize the United States (Center for Migration Studies, June 2018) [text]
- Includes data on labour force particiation and employment rates, as well as other economic indicators. See also related Niskanen Center blog post.

Why Care about Illegal Immigrants? For One Thing, They’ve Become Vital to Key Sectors of the US Economy (The Conversation, June 2018) [text]

World Refugee Fund: Impact Report (Kiva, June 2018) [access]
- See also related webinar: Kiva’s World Refugee Fund: Providing Displaced Populations with Access to Finance, 31 July 2018.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (21 June 2018)

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