10 September 2026

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Short pieces:

One year on, Thailand’s decision to grant refugees the right to work is transforming lives and supporting growth (UNHCR, Aug. 2026) [text]

Study finds sustainable farming program helps refugees, immigrants boost health while launching agribusinesses (Univ. of Kansas, Aug. 2026) [text]
- Focuses on the US.

Reports & journal articles:

Beyond arrests: How ICE enforcement depressed local employment in 2025 (Brookings, Sept. 2026) [access]
- Focuses on the US.

The first 10 years: Employment, income and poverty among migrants and refugees in Australia, opens in a new window (ACOSS & UNSW, Sept. 2026) [access]

Immigration and Macroeconomic Outcomes in OECD Countries, Research Briefs in Economic Policy, no. 499 (CATO Institute, Sept. 2026) [text]

Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 39, no. 5 (Aug. 2026) [contents]
- Special issue on "Past, Present and Future Changes in Migrant Entrepreneurship Landscape." The editorial is freely available and two articles are open access.

Labour Market Integration as a Strategic Imperative for Europe’s Competitiveness (European Business Summits, UNHCR & IKEA, June 2026) [text]
- See also related World Economic Forum blog post.

Mapping the regulatory landscape for financial inclusion of refugees and asylum-seekers: a global comparative analysis (UNHCR, June 2026) [text]
- Five regional analyses and a dashboard are available on UNHCR's "Financial Inclusion" webpage. See also related World Economic Forum blog post.

"The Political Economy of Mass Deportation," Northeastern University Law Review (Forthcoming, Spring 2027) [preprint]
- Focuses primarily on the US, although Part II examines Spanish and Canadian policies. 

Ready to work: De Facto Barriers and Opportunities to Refugees’ Right to Work in Uganda (Norwegian Refugee Council, Aug. 2026) [text]

"Thailand Accepts Its Status as a Migrant Hub, but Workers Face Precarious Conditions," Migration Information Source, 9 Sept. 2026 [text]

Resource:

The Cost of Deportations Calculator (Economic Policy Institute, Aug. 2026) [access]
- "The 2025 Republican tax and spending megabill (the OBBBA) enabled the Trump administration to take your taxpayer dollars to pay for mass deportations. This calculator helps you see what the money could have funded instead through the remainder of Trump’s term."

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