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27 September 2024

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Short pieces:

*Closing the gap: zooming in on refugee women on Equal Pay Day (UNHCR, Sept. 2024) [text]

Immigrant Entrepreneurs and the Fortune 500: Powering the US Economy in 2024 (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Immigrants are unsung heroes of global trade and value creation (The Conversation, Sept. 2024) [text]

Immigrants Receive Less Medicare and Medicaid Per Person (CATO at Liberty Blog, Sept. 2023) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

The labor market impact of deportations (Brookings Commentary, Sept. 2024) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Latest data show that recent immigrant population growth is not unprecedented and below historical peaks: New immigrants help grow the economy (Working Economics Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Solidarity and inclusion in the Savanes region of Togo: refugee women and host communities join forces for economic empowerment (UNHCR, Sept. 2024) [text]

Tent Partnership and UNHCR join forces to help refugees into employment (UNHCR, Sept. 2024) [text]

Work Permits as Window-Dressing? Refugees’ Right to Work in Host Economies with High Labor Informality (COMPAS Blog, Sept. 2024) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

"Characteristics and Economic Impact of Migrants and Refugees in Costa Rica," IMF Staff Country Reports, no 443 (2023) [full-text]
- See also related blog post.

"Child Migrant Workers: The Invisible Children?," Denver Journal of International Law & Policy, vol. 52, no. 2 (2024) [SSRN]
- Focuses on the US.

The Economic Impact on Citizens and Authorized Immigrants of Mass Deportation (Univ. of New Hampshire, Aug. 2024) [text]
- Literature review.

The Economic Impacts of the Syrian Refugee Migration on Jordan: An Integration Perspective, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 10903 (World Bank, Sept. 2024) [text]

Emerging practices to improve access to and working conditions on digital labour platforms for refugees and host communities (UNHCR, ILO & UNDP, Aug. 2024) [text]

"(Hidden) in Plain Sight: Migrant Child Labor and the New Economy of Exploitation," Arkansas Law Review, vol. 77, no. 2 (2024) [full-text]
- Focuses on the US.

Report to Congress on Refugee Employment (US Dept. of State, Sept. 2024) [text]
- Note: Focuses on efforts to promote self-reliance globally.

Resource:

Displaced Livelihoods Initiative [access]
- Seeks to "strengthen livelihoods, self-reliance, and economic inclusion" by generating, sharing and supporting new research.

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