Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Blog posts & press:

"Italy's Coronavirus Amnesty: Migrant Rights or Economic Self-interest?," The New Humanitarian, 25 May 2020 [text]
- See also earlier related TNH article.

Less Gratitude, Please. How COVID-19 Reveals the Need for Migration Reform (Future Development Blog, May 2020) [text]

Many Refugees Living in Nairobi Struggle to Survive Because of COVID-19 (The Conversation, May 2020) [text]

*The Politics of Regularisation of Migrant Labour in Italy (MPC Blog, May 2020) [text]

Syrian Refugees in Jordan: How a Focus on Human Rights Can Help Secure Economic Livelihoods (RLI Blog, May 2020) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

An Adaptive Targeted Field Experiment: Job Search Assistance for Refugees in Jordan, 17 May 2020 [draft]

Building Refugee Economies: An Evaluation of the IKEA Foundation’s Programmes in Dollo Ado (Refugee Studies Centre, May 2020) [text]

COVID-19 Emerging Practices on Livelihoods and Economic Inclusion (UNHCR, May 2020) [text]

"Crafting the Entrepreneurial Self: Refugees, Displaced Livelihoods, and the Politics of Labor in Turkey," Exertions, 28 May 2020 [text]

The Effect of Welfare Benefit Reductions on the Integration of Refugees, Study Paper, no. 151 (Rockwool Foundation, May 2020) [text]

Exposure to Transit Migration: Public Attitudes and Entrepreneurship, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 13130 (Institute of Labor Economics, April 2020) [text]
- See also related VOX EU article.

Forced Displacement Literature Review, Monthly Update (Joint Data Center on Forced Displacement, May 2020) [text]
- "This May 2020 issue focuses on private sector and jobs in context of forced displacement."

Is the Humanitarian-Development Nexus Leading to Solutions for Refugees?, LERRN Paper, no. 9 (Carleton Univ., May 2020) [text]

Leaving No One Behind: Refugee Inclusion in the World Bank’s Response to Covid-19 (International Rescue Committee, June 2020) [text]

*Lift the Ban? Initial Employment Restrictions and Refugee Labour Market Outcomes, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 13149 (Institute of Labor Economics, April 2020) [text]
- See also related VOX EU article.

Occupational Sorting and Wage Gaps of Refugees, Working Paper, no. 2020-023 (UNU-MERIT, May 2020) [text]

Self-Reliance Index Version 2.0: Indicators to Measure Progress Towards Self-reliance (Refugee Self-Reliance Initiative, May 2020) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related press release.

Socio-economic Impacts of Refugees on Host Communities in Developing Countries (Poverty Reduction, Equity and Growth Network, May 2020) [text]

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Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (13 May 2020)