07 August 2018

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Assessing the Needs of Refugees for Financial and Non-Financial Services – Jordan (MicroFinanza et al., July 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related summary.

Beyond Cash: Making Markets Work in Crisis (Mercy Corps, April 2018) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for brief and full report.

Decent Work for Whom? Economic Integration of Refugees and Other Foreign Nationals in the Middle East, Briefing Paper, no. 9 (Mixed Migration Centre, July 2018) [text]

"GDP and Refugees: An Economic Argument for Accepting Refugees," Marriott Student Review, vol. 2, no. 2 (2018) [full-text]

The Jordan Compact Would Work Better If We Listened to Refugees (Refugees Deeply, July 2018) [text]

"The Law and Policy of Refugee Cities: Special Economic Zones for Migrants," Chapman Law Review, vol. 21, no. 2 (2018) [full-text]

Lending to Refugees: How the Wisdom of the Crowd Proves Banks Wrong (Refugees Deeply, July 2018) [text]

Migrants Malta Does Not Want are Powering Its Economy (Refugees Deeply, Aug. 2018) [text]

National Refugee Resettlement Forum 2018, Wellington, 15-16 May 2018 [access]
- This year's theme was "Self-sufficiency – Sustainable and Meaningful Employment: Realising Opportunities for Refugees and Employers." Follow link for programme and a selection of presentations.

Nationalism, Immigration, and Economic Success (Project Syndicate, July 2018) [text]

Return Migration and Economic Outcomes in the Conflict Context: The Economic Consequences of Refugee Return, GLM/LIC Policy Brief, no. 25 (Institute of Labor Economics, Aug. 2018) [text]
- Focuses on Burundi.

Self-reliance in Kalobeyei? Socio-Economic Outcomes for Refugees in North-West Kenya (Refugee Studies Centre, Aug. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Tailor Made: How Syrian Refugee Women are Finding Their Own Way to Join the Jordanian Economy (Oxfam, Aug. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economics Aspects (17 July 2018)

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