06 November 2019

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

General:

Building Economies and Communities That Thrive: The Case for Investing in Refugee Workforce Development (International Rescue Committee, Oct. 2019) [text]

Decent Work for Refugees: Lessons Learned and Guidance for Inclusive Labour Markets, Side event at 3rd Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) Preparatory Meeting, Geneva, 11 Sept. 2019 [summary]

"How Governments Use Immigration to Boost Their Economies," Bloomberg, 30 Oct. 2019 [text]

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, vol. 25, no. 5 (2019) [contents]
- Special issue on "Migration, Enterprise and Society." Note: Some articles in this issue are available as Green OA and are referenced individually in Part 2 of this post.

The Political Economy of Refugee Self-reliance, Oxford, 16 Oct. 2019 [info]
- Follow link for podcast.

Africa, Americas & Australia:

"The Career Development Processes of Women Refugees in South Africa: An Exploratory Study," SA Journal of Industrial Psychology, vol. 45, no. 1 (2019) [open access]

Expanding Eligibility for Professional and Occupational Licensing for Immigrants (Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, Sept. 2019) [text via Immigration Law Blog]
- Focus is on the U.S.

The Experience of Venezuelan Refugees in Colombia and Peru and How the Business Community Can Help (TENT, Sept. 2019) [text]

Intergenerational Mobility of Immigrants in the US over Two Centuries, NBER Working Paper, no. 26408 (National Bureau of Economic Research, Oct. 2019) [text]
- See also related Vox article.

"The Long-term Economic Integration of Resettled Refugees in Canada: A Comparison of Privately Sponsored Refugees and Government-Assisted Refugees," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 4 June 2019 [preprint]

"Predictors of Employment Status: A Study of Former Refugee Communities in Australia," Australian Psychologist, vol. 54, no. 5 (2019) [Academia]

Towards an Optimal Employment Strategy for People Seeking Asylum in Victoria (Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, April 2019; launched Sept. 2019) [text]
- Focus is on Australia. See also related post in The Conversation.

Training Refugees and Ethiopians for the Job Market (UNHCR, Oct. 2019) [text]

Related posts:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (4 Oct. 2019)
Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2 (Africa) (4 Oct. 2019)

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