20 February 2023

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Blog posts & press:

After the earthquake: Enabling refugee self-reliance and host community resilience in Turkey (Order from Chaos Blog, Feb. 2023) [text]

More parolees should be allowed to work upon arrival (Niskanen Center Commentary, Jan. 2023) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

"Over 75,000 job openings in Iowa alone. Millions of refugees seeking work. Make the connection," New York Times, 2 Feb. 2023 [text
- Niskanen Center op-ed.

New open access book:

Migrants and Refugees in Europe: Work Integration in Comparative Perspective
, Policy Press, Jan. 2023 [open access]
- "The motivations of migrants for travelling to Europe vary, and the quality of the processes involved in their settlement and contribution to social and economic development are inextricably linked to their prospects of finding and sustaining good-quality work. This book explores the labour market integration of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers across seven European countries: the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and the UK. Using empirical data from the Horizon2020 SIRIUS Project, it investigates how legal, political, social and personal circumstances combine to determine the work trajectory for migrants who choose Europe as their home."

Reports: 

Enabling the Economic Integration of Refugees: Lessons learned on refugee employment and employability from the rapid response to Ukraine (World Economic Forum, Jan. 2023) [access]
- Note: This is a briefing paper published by the Refugee Employment and Employability Initiative.

Incentive-based Volunteering in Zaatari Camp Standard Operating Procedures (UNHCR, rev. Dec. 2022) [text]

Labor Market Access and Outcomes for Refugees, JDC Quarterly Digest, no. 7 (Joint Data Center, Jan. 2023) [text]
- See also related newsletter intro.

The Labor Market Effects of Restricting Refugees' Employment Opportunities, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 15901 (Institute of Labor Economics, Jan. 2023) [text]
- Focuses on Switzerland.

Measuring Poverty in Forced Displacement Contexts, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 10302 (World Bank, Feb. 2023) [text]

Project Endline Study: Support to Syrian refugees living in the urban areas in Türkiye through provision of livelihood, focusing on covid-19 for refugees and host communities (IFRC & Turkish Red Crescent, Jan. 2023) [text]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Communicating Economic Evidence about Immigration Changes Attitudes and Policy Preferences," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 1 Feb. 2023 [open access]
- Focuses on the UK.

Forced Migration Review, no. 71 (Jan. 2023) [open access]
- Themed issue on "Socio-economic integration: towards solutions for displaced people."

"Labor market integration of refugees: An institutional country-comparative perspective," Journal of International Management, vol. 29, no. 2 (April 2023) [open access]

"Left to Their Own Devices: Refugees’ Labour-Market Integration Challenges in Austria during the Covid-19 Pandemic," Chapter in Anxieties of Migration and Integration in Turbulent Times (Springer, March 2023) [open access]

"Refugee Entrepreneurship: The Case of Venezuelans in Colombia," AEA Papers & Proceedings (Forthcoming) [preprint]

"Trapped in the underground economy: Syrian refugees in the informal labour market in Turkey," Third World Quarterly, Latest Articles, 2 Feb. 2023 [open access]

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