27 February 2024

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Short pieces:

Betting on Migration for Impact (Stanford Social Innovation Review, Feb. 2024) [text]

"How NIMBYs are helping to turn the public against immigrants," Vox, 18 Feb. 2024 [text]
- Focuses on US housing policy.

*Immigrants are not hurting U.S.-born workers: Six facts to set the record straight (Working Economics Blog, Feb. 2024) [text]

Immigrants do work that might not otherwise get done – bolstering the US economy (The Conversation, Feb. 2024) [text]

Refugees find work faster thanks to preventive mental health care (Radboud University, Feb. 2024) [text]

Unlocking America’s Economic Potential: Insights on Immigration from the CBO Budget and Economic Outlook Report (Immigration Impact Blog, Feb. 2024) [text]

Without prospects to remain: Nigerian and Ghanaian asylum seekers navigating the German labor market (Social Policy Worldwide, Feb. 2024) [text]

Reports:

Decent Work for Displaced People: Lessons from the Experiences of Venezuelan Migrant and Refugee Workers in Colombia and Brazil (ILO, Jan. 2024) [access]
- Follow link for report in English, Portuguese and Spanish. 

Enfoque temático: Integración socioeconómica de las poblaciones desplazadas por la fuerza en América Latina y el Caribe (IDB, OECD & UNHCR, Feb. 2024) [text]
- See also English version.

The Fiscal Impact of Refugees and Asylees at the Federal, State, and Local Levels from 2005-2019 (US HHS Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Feb. 2024) [access]
- Follow link for technical report and brief. See also related press release and blot posts on The Family Room and Immigration Impact

The Productivity Effects of Forced Migration: Evidence from Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia (IDB, Dec. 2023) [text]

Venezuelans in Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru: A Development Opportunity (UNHCR & World Bank, Feb. 2024) [access]
- Follow link to companion webpage; the overview report is posted in English and Spanish, and individual reports and data are available for the four countries studied. See also related blog post.

Journal articles:

"'How Long Are You Gonna Stay?' Implications of Residents’ Perceptions of Refugees’ Occupational Future Time Perspective in Receiving Countries," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 20 Feb. 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on Germany.

"Migrant Work, Gender and the Hostile Environment: A Human Rights Analysis," Industrial Law Journal, Advance Articles, 13 Jan. 2024 [open access]
- Focuses on the UK.

"Reliant on Labor Migration, the Global South Forges a New Social Contract with Its Citizens," Migration Information Source, 22 Feb. 2024 [text]

"Trade unions, refugees and immigrant labour: Has the attitude changed? The stance of Swedish blue-collar trade unions as evidenced by sentiment analysis," Industrial Relations Journal, Early View, 19 Feb. 2024 [open access]

"Unlicensed to Work: An Analysis of the United States' Human Rights Violation Against Asylum Seekers Due to the Unreasonable Waiting Period for Work Authorization, and How the Nation Forfeits an Economic Opportunity in the Process," Tulsa Law Review, vol. 59, no. 1 (2024) [full-text]

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