Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Blog posts & commentary:

"Commentary: How is COVID‐19 Reshaping Labour Migration?," International Migration, vol. 58, no. 4 (Aug. 2020) [free full-text]

"Commentary: Labour Migration Policy Dilemmas in the Wake of COVID‐19," International Migration, vol. 58, no. 4 (Aug. 2020) [free full-text]

Don’t Turn Refugees Away Because of Late Tax Returns (AEIdeas Blog, July 2020) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

New Economic Opportunities for Jordanians and Syrian Refugees (Arab Voices Blog, July 2020) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Complementary Refugee Pathways: Labour Mobility Schemes (Kaldor Centre, Aug. 2020) [text]

COVID-19 and Humanitarian Migrants on Temporary Visas: Assessing the Public Costs, Research Briefing Note, no. 2 (Refugee Council of Australia, July 2020) [text]
- See also related SBS News article.

"The Impact of Co-national Networks on Asylum Seekers’ Employment: Quasi-experimental Evidence from Germany," PLoS ONE 15(8): e0236996 (Aug. 2020) [open access]

"Labour Market Integration of Refugee Health Professionals in Germany: Challenges and Strategies," International Migration, Early View, 29 July 2020 [open access]

The Labor Market of Immigrants and Non-Immigrants: Evidence from the Venezuelan Refugee Crisis (Banco de la Republica de Colombia, July 2020) [text]

Recruiting for the Future: A Realistic Road to a Points-Tested Visa Program in the United States (Cornell Law School, July 2020) [text]

Retos y Oportunidades de la Migracion Venezolana en Ecuador = Challenges and Opportunities of Venezuelan Migration in Ecuador (World Bank, June 2020)
- Complete report is available in Spanish, with executive summaries in English and Spanish and briefs in English and Spanish. See also related IZA discussion paper.

"The Role of Length of Asylum Procedure and Legal Status in the Labour Market Integration of Refugees in Germany," Soziale Welt, vol. 71, nos. 1-2 (2020) [open access]

*Turkey’s Refugee Resilience: Expanding and Improving Solutions for the Economic Inclusion of Syrians in Turkey (Atlantic Council & UNDP, July 2020) [text]

*UPDATED

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