30 October 2018

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

"Business Models for Building Refugee Resilience," Stanford Social Innovation Review, 19 Oct. 2018 [text]

Displacement and Women’s Economic Empowerment: Voices of Displaced Women in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (LSE et al., 2018) [access]
- Follow link for exec. summary and report. See also related blog post.

A Dozen Facts about Immigration (Brookings Institution, Oct. 2018) [text]

The Economic and Fiscal Effects of Granting Refugees Formal Labor Market Access, Working Paper, no. 496 (Tent & Center for Global Development, Oct. 2018) [text]
-See also related working paper, brief and factsheet.

The Economics of the Syrian Refugee Crisis in Neighboring Countries: The Case of Lebanon, Working Paper, no. 14 (DIAL, 2018) [text via RePEc]

*Fostering Cooperation, Not Competition: How Syrian and Jordanian Women Could Create New, Sustainable Livelihoods Opportunities Together (Oxfam, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Global Refugee Talent (Talent Beyond Borders, Sept. 2018) [text]

Harnessing the Power of Businesses in Responding to the Global Refugee Crisis (Urban Inst., Oct. 2018) [access]
- Follow link for outcomes from research project including report, case studies and a data tool.

Immigrants and Billion-dollar Companies, Policy Brief (National Foundation for American Policy, Oct. 2018) [text]
- See also related Forbes Magazine article.

Innovative Investment Transforms Lives in Ethiopia (UNHCR, Sept. 2018) [text]

More Businesses Commit to Helping Refugees Thrive with New Jobs, Trainings, Investment (UNHCR, Sept. 2018) [text]

New American Fortune 500 in 2018: The Entrepreneurial Legacy of Immigrants and Their Children (New American Economy, Oct. 2018) [text]

Periodic Analysis of Syrian Workers Outside Camps (ILO, World Bank & UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related summary of findings.

Policy Guide on Entrepreneurship for Migrants and Refugees (UNCTAD et al., 2018) [text]

Refugee Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion: 2019-2023 Global Strategy Concept Note (UNHCR, Oct. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Supporting Kakuma’s Refugee Traders: The Importance of Business Documentation in an Informal Economy (Norwegian Refugee Council, Sept. 2018) [text]

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