Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Webinar: Meeting Labor Skill Needs While Expanding Refugee Protection, 26 February 2026 [info]

- Discussion and launch of "Building Refugee-Inclusive Labour Mobility Pathways: A visa evaluation framework." Focuses on Europe.

Short pieces:

Decent Work for Refugees: Advancing Inclusion and Business Sustainability (UNHCR Blog, Jan. 2026) [text]

Immigrants Use Less Welfare at Every Income Level (CATO At Liberty Blog, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Right to work when home no longer works for you (IDRC, Jan. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Thailand. See also related UNHCR story.

Reports:

Can Words Shift Views? How Policy Communication Shifts Support for Low-Skilled Immigration, Migration Insight Series, no. 17 (Univ. of British Columbia, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on Canada.

Immigrants’ Recent Effects on Government Budgets: 1994–2023 (CATO Institute, Feb. 2026) [text]

- Focuses on the US. See also related blog post.

Journal articles:

"Between active citizenship and exploitation: understanding exhaustion and disposability in un(der)paid and low-paid labor by refugees in the Netherlands," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 30 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Immigration Politics: Socio-economic Contributions and Securitisation of Immigration in Botswana," Migration and Development, OnlineFirst, 12 Jan. 2026 [open access]

"Migrant livelihoods and the power of social ties: evidence from Johannesburg’s informal sector," Development Southern Africa, Latest Articles, 4 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Refugee inflows and macroeconomic performance: evidence from a cross-country panel (2000–2023)," Frontiers in Human Dynamics, 2 Feb. 2026 [open access]

"Unwelcome Neighbours: Poverty and Anti-immigrant Sentiment in Morocco," Migration and Development, OnlineFirst, 12 Jan. 2026 [open access]

Women's Studies International Forum (2026) [contents]

- Special issue collection on "Are Resources Wasted?: Employment and Career Barriers for Educated Refugee Women in Turkey." Note: Three articles that focus on Syrian women are freely available.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (28 Jan. 2026)