Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Event:

Panel discussion: Syrian Refugees’ Economic Participation in Turkey, Istanbul, 5 April 2019 [info]

Publications:

"Considering the Benefits of Hosting Refugees: Evidence of Refugee Camps Influencing Local Labour Market Activity and Economic Welfare in Rwanda," IZA Journal of Development and Migration, vol. 9, no. 1 (Dec. 2019) [open access]

"The Development Push of Refugees: Evidence from Tanzania," Journal of Economic Geography, vol. 19, no. 2 (March 2019) [postprint]
- Note: Access to this text is embargoed until 24 April 2020. See also related discussion paper.

An Empirical Analysis of the Effects of Syrian Refugees on the Turkish Labor Market, ADBI Working Paper, no. 935 (Asian Development Bank, March 2019) [text via ReliefWeb] 

Employability of MRAs in the SIRIUS Countries (SIRIUS Project, Feb. 2019) [text]
- Note: MRAs = migrants, refugees & asylum seekers.

Enabling Energy: Access to Clean Energy Can Enhance Refugee Economic and Social Empowerment, IAI Commentaries, no. 19/13 (Istituto Affari Internazionali, Feb. 2019) [text]

Jobs Make the Difference: Estimating Job Creation Potential of the 3RP Regional Refugee & Resilience Plan, Working Paper, no. 46 (AUB Issam Fares Institute, July 2018) [text]
- See also related FMR article.

Labour Market Integration of Third Country Nationals in EU Member States: Synthesis Report (European Migration Network, Feb. 2019) [text]
- See also related EMN Flash and EMN Inform.

Labour Markets, Post-2014 Migrants and Refugees in Europe: Evidence and Thoughts for Better Integration, Policy Brief, no. 2 (SIRIUS Project, Jan. 2019) [text]

Refugees and Endogenous Local Productivity: Evidence from Germany's Post-War Population Expulsions (Yale Univ., Jan. 2019) [text]

Research in Brief: Venezuelan Survival Migration as a Development Opportunity, Research Brief, no. 12 (Refugee Studies Centre, March 2019) [text]

‘Self-reliance’ for Refugees? Badly Handled It Can Make Matters Worse (The Conversation, March 2019) [text]

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, vol. 25, no. 1 (Feb. 2019) [contents]
 - Special issue on “Asylum-seekers, Refugees and Labour Market Integration in Europe.” The editorial and an article on the Swedish forestry sector are both freely available.

Uganda: A Role Model for Refugee Integration?, BICC Working Paper, no. 2 (Bonn International Center for Conversion, Feb. 2019) [text]

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