Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Short pieces:

Early job mentoring, placement, and training boost refugee integration without high costs (VoxEU, July 2025) [text]

Germany: Study finds a quarter of foreigners wish to leave – except asylum seekers (InfoMigrants, June 2025) [text]

Green Horizons: Supporting the Green Transition by Expanding Safe Routes for Refugees (CGD Blog, July 2025) [text]

How financial inclusion is transforming displaced lives (Fast Company, July 2025) [text]

In Trumponomics, Banning Foreign Students Hurts Trump’s Own Economic Success Metric: Trade Deficit (CGD Blog, June 2025) [text]

IOM and UNHCR Launch ‘Train-to-Hire' Initiative to Boost International Refugee Employment (IOM, July 2025) [text]

President Trump promises changes to deportation campaign to protect migrant farm, hotel workers (ImmigrationProf Blog, July 2025) [text]

"Uganda’s Refugees Turn Food Waste into Clean Fuel," Eurasia Review, 21 July 2025 [text]

Reports:

The Impact of Cash Grants and Cash + Mentorship on Kenyan and Refugee Business Owners in Nairobi, Kenya (Re:BUiLD, June 2025) [text]

- See also related research brief.

The Impact of Cash Grants and Cash + Mentorship on Ugandan and Refugee Business Owners in Kampala, Uganda (Re:BUiLD, June 2025) [text]

- See also related research brief.

Native-Immigrant Entrepreneurial Synergies (CATO Institute, July 2025) [text]

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

Refugees and Social Assistance in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Review of Operational Experiences, Social Protection Discusson Paper, no. 2601 (World Bank, July 2025) [text]

Responding to Forced Displacement: Lessons from the International Labour Organization’s Engagement in the PROSPECTS Programme (ILO & UNHCR, July 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

- See also recording of related video.

The State of Refugee Finance Sector Report (Mercy Corps, July 2025) [text]

Journal articles & book chapters:

"Change and Continuity of Occupations Through Displacement: Evidence on Syrians in Istanbul, Gaziantep and Kilis," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 4 (Aug. 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.

"Immigrant–native pay gap driven by lack of access to high-paying jobs," Nature, Latest Articles, 16 July 2025 [open access]

- See also related article on InfoMigrants.

"Immigration and border policies," Chapter in The economic consequences of the second Trump administration: A preliminary assessment (CEPR Press, 2025) [full-text]

- Scroll to p 95.

"Migration, Advanced Digital Technologies, and the Future of Work," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 21 July 2025 [open access]

"The role of time for refugees’ work: insights from a systematic literature review," Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 12:1043 (July 2025) [open access]

Multimedia:

Refugees Financial Inclusion in Kenya: Regulations, Policies & Practices, 17 July 2025 [access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (7 July 2025)

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2 (7 July 2025)

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Short pieces:

Achieving the goal of 27,000 places in the Humanitarian Program (Refugee Council of Australia et al., March 2025) [text]

The Cost of Escape: How IOM Travel Loans Burden Refugees (RLI Blog, March 2025) [text]

Court Orders Government to Comply with Preliminary Injunction in Lawsuit Challenging Refugee Ban (IRAP, April 2025) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Increased returns to the Central African Republic signal hope for lasting solutions (UNHCR, March 2025) [text]

"Local research to inform longer integration needs of refugees," Brattleboro Reformer, 7 April 2025 [text]

- Focuses on the US.

ORR shortens refugee assistance from 12 to 4 months (EPI, April 2025) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Reports & journal articles:

9th Migration Observatory Report: "Immigrant Integration in Europe" (Fondazione Collegio Carlo Alberto & Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, March 2025) [text]

"Allowing time to piece the puzzle together: experiences of Norwegian service providers in supporting the empowerment of refugees with limited formal education," European Journal of Social Work, Latest Articles, 21 March 2025 [open access]

"The citizenship-integration nexus from below: migrants’ understanding of citizenship acquisition as a pathway to integration in Italy and Spain," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 21 March 2025 [open access]

"Emotion regulation and attitudes toward FARC-EP ex-combatants and Venezuelan migrants: effects of a reappraisal training," BMC Psychology, 13:359 (April 2025) [open access]

- Focuses on Colombia.

Making a New Journey: Comparing the Settlement Experiences of Adult and Child Refugees in Atlantic Canada, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 17785 (Institute of Labor Economics, March 2025) [text]

"Navigating a Paradox: Well-Being and Dimensions of (Non-)Belonging of Syrian Refugees in Austria," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 26 March 2025 [open access]

"Research with Refugees: Working with Ethnic Community-Based Organizations," Geographical Review, vol. 114, no. 5 (2024) [ResearchGate]

- Focuses on the US.

"Resettlement of the first wave of Syrian refugees in Canada: Language training, employment-related services and employment income," International Migration, vol. 63, no. 3 (June 2025) [open access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 1 (21 March 2025)

- Thematic Focus: Solutions - Pt. 2 (ERS Special Issue) (21 March 2025)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Short pieces:

*Native-Born Americans are Not Losing Jobs to Foreigners (CATO At Liberty Blog, Feb. 2025) [text]

President Carter had to balance employers’ demands for foreign workers with pressure to restrict immigration – and so does Trump (The Conversation, Jan. 2025) [text]

Refugee entrepreneurs paying it forward through innovative microloans (UNHCR Innovation Service, Feb. 2025) [text]

- Focuses on Uganda.

Refugees inside and outside the labour market 2023 (Statistics Norway, Feb. 2025) [text]

Reports: 

At a tipping point: How financial strains are driving Ukrainians abroad back home (IFRC, Feb. 2025) [text via ReliefWeb]

"Canada has destroyed me": Labour exploitation of migrant workers in Canada (Amnesty International, Jan. 2025) [text]

Enhancing Women Refugee Entrepreneurship: Identifying Barriers and Support Mechanisms (Western Sydney Univ., Feb. 2025) [text]

- Focuses on Australia. See also info on a new Refugee Women Accelerator Initiative launched by Thrive Refugee Enterprise.

Journal articles:

"Crafting in waiting: social entrepreneurship and refugee labour at the frontier," Ethnic and Racial Studies, Latest Articles, 30 Jan. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.

"From Burden to Balance: The Role of Age and Education Level in the Distribution of Refugees in Europe," EconPol Forum, vol. 26, no. 1 (2025) [full-text]

"Gendered Analysis of the Effect of Displacement on Labor Market Outcomes: A Focus on Nairobi County, Kenya," Economies, vol. 13, no. 2 (Feb. 2025) [open access]

Global Policy, vol. 16, no. S1 (Jan. 2025) [contents]

- Special issue on "Expanding Financial Environment for Refugees and Immigrants: Islamic Finance in Action." Six articles are open access.

"Occupational Downgrading, Job Tasks, and the Return Intentions of the Ukrainian Refugees in Poland," EconPol Forum, vol. 26, no. 1 (2025) [full-text]

"Refugee entrepreneurs: Typologies of emancipation and impact," International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, OnlineFirst, 30 Jan. 2025 [open access]

- Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.

"Syrian refugee and diaspora healthcare professionals: Case studies from the Eastern Mediterranean and European regions," Journal of Migration and Health, vol. 11 (2025) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (29 Jan. 2025)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Short pieces:

Businesses and Workers Get Win with Permanent Work Permit Extension Rule (Immigration Impact Blog, Dec. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

"Kenyan aid group is enabling refugees to access loans," VOA News, 17 Dec. 2024 [text]

Undocumented immigrants pay more than their fair share of taxes (The Hill, Dec. 2024) [text]

- Focuses on the US.

Unlocking opportunities: how UNHCR empowers displaced people in Ukraine to find employment and rebuild their lives (UNHCR, Dec. 2024) [text]

Journal articles:

"Bibliometric Analysis of Refugee Effects to Economic Development," Anadolu Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 24, no. 4 (2024) [open access]

"The drivers of deskilling: Comparing highly skilled Ukrainian refugee women in Austria and Poland," International Migration, Early View, 19 Dec. 2024 [open access]

"The Influence of Social Networks on the Livelihoods of Urban Refugees in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania," Tanzania Journal for Population Studies and Development, vol. 31, no. 2 (2024) [open access]

"Longitudinal photovoice examination of employment experiences for women refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo in the United States," Dialogues in Health, In Press, 27 Dec. 2024 [open access]

"Survivalist mobilities: freedom of movement and the economic lives of settlement refugees in Uganda," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 16 Dec. 2024 [open access]

Multimedia:

Africa Investment Forum 2024 Market Days: AfDB, UNHCR convene first joint session for private sector investment opportunities in Africa’s forced displacement settings [access]

- Follow link for press release and video recording of the session, held 6 Dec. 2024 in Rabat.

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (12 Dec. 2024) 

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Short pieces:

Hiring refugees is not just ‘doing a good thing’ – research shows it can also help businesses (The Conversation, Aug. 2023) [text]

Voices from the ground: protracted displacement economies (UNU-WIDER Blog, June 2023) [text]

Reports & book chapters:

Germany’s Western Balkans Regulation: Inspiration for facilitating refugee labour mobility? (International Centre for Migration Policy Development, July 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Guía para la inclusión financiera: Población en movilidad humana (Govt. of Ecuador, June 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

"'How on Earth does one find a job in Finland'? Reflections on using documentary film as a research method to study young asylum seekers' employment prospects," Chapter in Young People as Agents of Sustainable Society: Reclaiming the Future (Routledge, June 2023) [open access]

Skilled Refugees Integration into the UK Labour Market, RLI Working Paper, no. 67 (Refugee Law Initiative, July 2023) [text]

Journal articles:

"Employability of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: The Role of Legal Residency," Defence and Peace Economics, Latest Articles, 19 July 2023 [free full-text]

"Empowering Rohingya refugees through Islamic microfinance: Exploring prospects and challenges in Bangladesh," Journal of Islamic Social Finance, vol. 1, no. 1 (2023) [ResearchGate]

"Integration policies and migrants' labour market outcomes: a local perspective based on different regional configurations in the EU," Comparative Migration Studies, 11:23 (Aug. 2023) [open access]

"Labour market integration of refugees in Sweden: Analysing the interactions of CSOs at different levels," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Latest Articles, 14 July 2023 [open access]

"A narrative review of refugee & asylum seekers’ transitions into & experiences of working in the United Kingdom National Health Service," BMC Health Services Research, 23:622 (June 2023) [open access]

"One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: The Role of Civil Society Organizations in Reversed Integration Processes among Refugees in Norway," Nordic Journal of Migration Research, vol. 13, no. 3 (July 2023) [open access]

"'One step forward, two steps back': labour market integration paths of highly-skilled refugees in Sweden," Globalisation, Societies and Education, Latest Articles, 1 Aug. 2023 [open access]

"Understanding of refugees in management studies and implications for future research on workplace integration," European Management Review, Early Review, 23 July 2023 [open access]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (14 July 2023)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Short pieces:

Ipsos to recruit 100 refugees by 2026 (Ipsos, June 2023) [text]

'No one plans to be a refugee': The Burundian entrepreneur who wishes to be seen beyond his status (World Economic Forum Blog, June 2023) [text]

"Partnerships for Refugees," Finance and Development (June 2023) [text]

Thriving refugee farm cooperative gives hope in Kenya’s Kakuma camp (UNHCR, June 2023) [text]

Why it’s time to rethink migration (World Economic Forum Blog, June 2023) [text]

Reports:

Billion dollar benefit: a roadmap for unleashing the economic potential of refugees and migrants (Settlement Services International, June 2023) [access]

- Focuses on Australia.

Exploring the challenges faced by formal refugee-owned businesses in Uganda, An evidence brief for the Uganda refugee response (U-Learn, May 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

Labor Supply Shocks and Capital Accumulation: The Short and Long Run Effects of the Refugee Crisis in Europe, NBER Working Paper, no. 30879 (National Bureau of Economic Research, Jan. 2023) [text]

- Focuses on Ukrainian refugees. See also related news release.

Lending for Refugees: East Africa Financial Service Providers Learning and Insights Paper (International Rescue Committee, June 2023) [text]

Starting Anew: The Economic Impact of Refugees in America (American Immigration Council, June 2023) [text]

- See also related post on The Hill.

Strengthening Financial Inclusion to Protect Against Modern Slavery: Applying Lessons to Bank Forcibly Displaced Persons/Refugees (UNU, June 2023) [text]

Tapping displaced talent: Policy options for EU complementary pathways (ICMPD, May 2023) [text via ReliefWeb]

- See also related blog post.

Journal articles:

"Making the Match: The Importance of Local Labor Markets for the Employment Prospects of Refugees," Social Sciences, vol. 12, no. 6 (June 2023) [open access]

- Focuses on Germany.

"Not the mode of allocation but refugees’ right to work drives European citizens’ preferences on refugee policy," West European Politics, Latest Articles, 22 June 2023 [open access]

"A positive psychology intervention to foster economic integration of Syrian refugees in the Netherlands," International Migration, Early View, 13 June 2023 [open access]

"Refugee Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Review of Prior Research and Agenda for Future Research," International Migration Review, OnlineFirst, 18 June 2023 [open access]

"Rethinking skills development and entrepreneurship for refugees: The case of five refugee communities in India," International Journal of Educational Development, vol. 101 (Sept. 2023) [open access]

"Settlement trajectories of nearly 25,000 forced migrants in New Zealand: longitudinal insights from administrative data," Kōtuitui: New Zealand Journal of Social Sciences Online, Latest Articles, 24 May 2023 [open access]

Related post: 

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (5 June 2023) 

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Blog posts & press:

"Fed Chair Finds Trump-Era Immigration Policies Still Harm Economy," Forbes Magazine, 5 Dec. 2022 [text]

IOM and Talent Beyond Boundaries Join Forces to Strengthen Labour Mobility Pathways for Refugees and other Displaced Populations (IOM, Nov. 2022) [text]

New IFC and UNHCR initiative to boost private sector engagement for refugees and their host communities (UNHCR, Dec. 2022) [text]

Refugees who set up businesses enrich NZ financially, culturally and socially – they deserve more support (The Conversation, Nov. 2022) [text]

*Tent Partnership for Refugees (US State Dept., Dec. 2022) [text]

UNHCR with First MicroFinanceBank-Afghanistan launch microfinance scheme (UNHCR, Nov. 2022) [text]

Venezuela’s Migrants Bring Economic Opportunity to Latin America (IMF Country Focus, Dec. 2022) [text]

New open access book:

Immigrant and Asylum Seekers Labour Market Integration upon Arrival: NowHereLand - A Biographical Perspective (Springer, Nov. 2022) [open access]

- This "book gives voice to the migrants and seeks to highlight their own experiences and understandings of the labour market integration process, in the first years of immigration. ...[It provides] relevant critical insights as to how labour market integration is lived on the ground and on what migrants ‘do’ with labour market policies rather than on what labour market policies ‘do’ to or for migrants."

Reports:

Guía de orientación para personas emprendedoras venezolanas y colombianas (R4V, Nov. 2022) [text]

Intentions to Stay and Employment Prospects of Refugees from Ukraine, EconPol Policy Brief, no. 46 (CESifo, 2022) [text]

Untapped potential: Trends and disparities in the economic participation of migrant and refugee women in Australia, Occasional Paper, no. 4 (Settlement Services International & Univ. of Canberra, Sept. 2022) [access]

- Follow link for report and policy brief.

Journal articles:

"Immigrant Organizations and Labor Market Integration: The Case of Sweden," Journal of International Migration and Integration, Latest Articles, 23 Nov. 2022 [open access]

"Iranian Refugee Entrepreneurship and Inclusion in the Netherlands," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 8 Dec. 20220 [open access]

"Precarious Migrants in a Sharing Economy: Looking Good or Doing Good? A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Employee Perception of Corporate Refugee Support," International Journal of Communication, vol. 16 (2022) [open access]

- Focuses on the US and the UK.

"Private companies' engagement in the labour market integration of refugees: An exploratory study of the city of Stuttgart, Germany," International Migration, Early View, 22 Nov. 2022 [open access]

"Refugees as Migrant Workers after the Global Compacts? Can Labour Migration Serve as a Complementary Pathway for People in Need of Protection into Sweden and Germany?," Laws, vol. 11, no. 6 (Nov. 2022) [open access]

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (18 Nov. 2022)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Blog posts & press:

General:

Doing Refugee Integration Better: Three Lessons from the Latest Research (CGD Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

- See also related Twitter thread.

Examining ways to promote mobile money use in refugee-hosting areas in Ethiopia (IFPRI Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

United States:

The immigrant workforce supports millions of US jobs (Future Development Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

"Inside The Powerful New CEO Club Quietly Welcoming Refugees," Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022 [text]

Labor shortages are damaging Americans’ quality of life. Immigrants can help (Niskanen Center Blog, Oct. 2022) [text]

Study Finds that Reducing Refugee Admissions and Access to Asylum Harms the US Economy (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

Want to Hire an Immigrant or Refugee? Chambers of Commerce Aim to Make That Easier (Immigration Impact Blog, Sept. 2022) [text]

Reports & journal articles:

Challenges facing Savings and Internal Lending Communities in a long-term refugee settlement setting: Implementing the PSP model among extremely vulnerable populations of Bidibidi refugee settlement in Uganda: Findings and recommendations (Catholic Relief Services, April 2022) [text]

"Entrepreneurial motives, entrepreneurial success and life satisfaction of refugees venturing in tourism and hospitality," International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, vol. 34, no. 6 (2022) [Oxford Brookes Univ. IR]

- Focuses on Turkey and the UK.

*Global Roadmap for Refugee Entrepreneurship (UNHCR & Impact Hub, Oct. 2022) [text]

The Power of Nurturing Refugee Businesses Report‌: An Independent Evaluation of Inkomoko's Support Programmes in Africa (Loughborough Univ., Sept. 2022) [text]

- Focuses on Kenya and Rwanda.

"The Psychosocial Value of Employment: Evidence from a Refugee Camp," American Economic Review (Forthcoming) [preprint]

- Focuses on Bangladesh.

Refugee Labor Mobility in the United States: Obstacles and Opportunities (Talent Beyond Boundaries, Oct. 2022) [text]

- See also related blog post.

"Rethinking self-reliance and economic inclusion of refugees through a distributive lens: A case study from Uganda," African Affairs, Advance Articles, 13 Oct. 2022 [open access]

"What happens to refugee-origin entrepreneurs? Combining mixed embeddedness and strategy perspectives in a longitudinal study," Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 45, no. 16 (2022) [open access]

- Focuses on the UK.

*UPDATED

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (26 Sept. 2022)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Blog posts & press:

Could food, feed and fertilizer production by farming insects be a way for refugees and host communities to move from surviving to thriving? (Nasikiliza, June 2022) [text]

Refugee-led business provides clean energy to camp residents (UNHCR, June 2022) [text]

- Focuses on Kenya.

"Refugees Gain Financial Inclusion in Kenya Through Microlending Project," VOA News, 17 June 2022 [text]

Refugees mean business: the role of the private sector in creating economic opportunities for the forcibly displaced (Development for Peace, June 2022) [text]

Journal articles:

"Economic reintegration postreturn: examining the role of return voluntariness, resource mobilization and time to prepare," Population, Space and Place, Early View, 6 June 2022 [open access]

- Focuses on Senegalese and Romanian returnees.

"The labor market effects of Venezuelan migration to Colombia: reconciling conflicting results," IZA Journal of Development and Migration, vol. 13, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"The role of refugees in the underground economy of the European Union," IZA Journal of Development and Migration, vol. 13, no. 1 (2022) [open access]

"Thwarted or Facilitated? The Entrepreneurial Aspirations and Capabilities of New Migrants in the UK," Sociology, OnlineFirst, 12 May 2022 [open access]

Multimedia:

A Path to Self-Sufficiency: Advancing Venezuelan Refugee Integration in the Americas, Los Angeles, 7 June 2022 [access]

Related posts:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1 (2 June 2022)

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 2 (2 June 2022)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Reports:

Consequences of a Massive Refugee Influx on Firm Performance and Market Structure, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 13953 (Institute of Labor Economics, Dec. 2020) [text]

- Focuses on Syrians in Turkey.

Employment and decent work in refugee and other forced displacement contexts: Compendium of ILO’s lessons learned, emerging good practices and policy guidance (International Labour Organization, Jan. 2021) [text via ReliefWeb]

Shoring Up Economic Refugees: Venezuelan Migrants in the Ecuadoran Labor Market, Policy Research Working Paper, no. 9332 (World Bank, July 2020) [text]

Supporting the financial health of refugees: The Finance in Displacement (FIND) study in Uganda and Mexico (Tufts Univ., Dec. 2020) [text]

Unveiling the Cost of Internal Displacement: 2020 Report (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, Jan. 2021 [text]

Using Socioeconomic Data to Promote Employment Solutions for Refugees in Uganda, Policy Brief (UNHCR, Dec. 2020) [text]

Journal articles:

"The Effects of Limited Work Opportunities on Transitions to Adulthood among Young Refugees in Uganda and Jordan," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 9 Nov. 2020 [postprint]

- Note: Access to this text is embargoed until 9 Nov. 2022.

"Forced unemployment or undocumented work: The burden of the prohibition to work for asylum seekers in the UK," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 5 Jan. 2021 [UEL IR]

"From Refugees to Trans-local Entrepreneurs: Crossing the Borders between Formal Institutions and Informal Practices in Bosnia and Herzegovina," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 19 Jan. 2019 [ResearchGate]

"In the interest of saving: Refugee‐led microfinance in Kampala, Uganda," Development Policy Review, vol. 39, no. 1 (Jan. 2021) [open access]

"On the Coattails of globalization: migration, migrants and COVID-19 in Asia," Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 47, no. 1 (2021) [free full-text]

Related post:

- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (22 Dec. 2020)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Opportunity:

Job announcement: Refugee Economies Programme Officer, Oxford [info]
- Apply by 6 January 2020.

Blog posts & press:

Beneficial Policies Towards the Venezuela Crisis Depend on Development Finance (CGD Blog, Nov. 2019) [access]
- Follow link for English and Spanish versions.

The Bureaucracy vs. Asylum Seekers, Part 2: Delaying and Blocking Work Permits (The Asylumist, Dec. 2019) [text]

The Global Refugees Forum Should Support Ethiopia to Create More Jobs to Address Its High Unemployment Rate (RLI Blog, Dec. 2019) [text]

Here’s How Community Lending Could Help Refugees Find Their Feet (World Economic Forum Blog, Dec. 2019) [text]

Joint Letter from ILO and UNHCR on Enhancing Collaboration Between the Organizations, 14 Nov. 2019 [text]

Refugees Get Traction in Germany’s Auto Industry (UNHCR, Dec. 2019) [text]

"Refugees in Uganda to Get Access to Financial Services," VOA News, 13 Dec. 2019 [text]

"Trump Has Built a Wall of Bureaucracy to Keep Out the Very Immigrants He Says He Wants," Mother Jones, 2 Dec. 2019 [text]
- See also related article on research methodology.

Research project:

SIRIUS: Skills and Integration of Migrants, Refugees and Asylum Applicants in European Labour Markets [access]
- "Despite the polarisation in public and policy debates generated by the post-2014 influx of refugees, asylum applicants and migrants, European countries need to work out an evidence-based way to deal with migration and asylum rather than a prejudice-based one. The project, SIRIUS, builds on a multi-dimensional conceptual framework in which host country or political-institutional, societal and individual-related conditions function either as enablers or as barriers to migrants’, refugees’ and asylum seekers’ integration via the labour market." The partner countries are Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Greece, Italy, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (29 Nov. 2019)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Publications:

*The American Syrian Refugee Consensus, Working Paper, no 198 (Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, Jan. 2019) [text]

Community Members Should be Able to Sponsor Refugees for the Right Reasons, Not to Save the Government Money (The Conversation, March 2019) [text]

Community-sponsorship in the UK: Breaking Down Barriers to Diversity (Refugee Hosts Blog, Feb. 2019) [text]

Expectations and the Politics of Resettlement: Colombian and Palestinian Refugees in Chile and Brazil (Refugee Hosts Blog, March 2019) [text]

Migrants and Refugees are Asked to Integrate: But What Does Integration Actually Mean? The Politics of Integration: Adjusting to New Lives in Host Societies, Working Paper, no. 1 (SIRIUS Project, Jan. 2019) [text]

*"Outcasts among Undesirables: Palestinian Refugees in Brazil between Humanitarianism and Nationalism," Latin American Perspectives, vol. 46, no. 3 (2019) [Academia]

Promoting Socio-economic Inclusion of Migrants and Refugees in the Next EU Budget (2021-2027) (PICUM & ECRE, March 2019) [text]

*"Researchers Take a Closer Look at Syrian Refugee Resettlement," The Gazette, 18 March 2019 [text]

Resettlement at a Glance (January-December 2018) (UNHCR, Feb. 2019) [text]
- Related briefing note indicates that "that despite record levels of worldwide forced displacement, just 4.7 per cent of global refugee resettlement needs were met in 2018."

Resolving Refugee Situations: Seeking Solutions Worthy of the Name, World Refugee Council Research Paper, no. 9 (Centre for International Governance Innovation, March 2019) [text]

"Stuck in the Middle": Seeking Durable Solutions in Post-peace Agreement Colombia (Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, March 2019) [text]
- Part of the "Invisible Majority" thematic series. See also related IDMC blog post.

Time to Reimagine Resettlement? (Asylum Insight, March 2019) [text]

Turkey’s Refugee Dilemma: Tiptoeing Toward Integration (Center for American Progress, March 2019) [text]

UK Must Provide Support at Home That It Asks Poorer Nations to Provide in Africa (UK International Development Committee, March 2019) [text]
- Scroll down to see resettlement-related findings for "Forced Displacement in Africa: 'Anchors not walls'" report.

Understanding Integration Processes: Informing Policy and Practice, Policy Report, no. 44 (Compas, Jan. 2019) [text]

Update: Durable Solutions for Syrian Refugees (UNHCR, Feb. 2019) [text]

"Welcome, Refugees. Now Pay Back Your Travel Loans," New York Times, 15 March 2019 [text]

Multimedia:

Displaced, Season 2 (International Rescue Committee) [access]
- The following episodes of this podcast series focus on resettlement:
19 Feb.: Refugee Resettlement: Using Data to Improve the System
26 Feb.: Refugee resettlement: A Conversation with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
5 March: Refugee resettlement: Perspectives from an IRC Caseworker
12 March: Refugee Resettlement: Minister Ahmed Hussen Explains the Canadian Model

*Social Innovation for Refugee Inclusion: A Sense of Home, Brussels, 24-25 Jan. 2019 [info]
- Follow link for video of Panel 1, "Creating Home? Housing as a Gateway to Integration."

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions (4 March 2019)

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - Pt. 1

Assessing the Needs of Refugees for Financial and Non-Financial Services – Jordan (MicroFinanza et al., July 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related summary.

Beyond Cash: Making Markets Work in Crisis (Mercy Corps, April 2018) [access via ReliefWeb]
- Follow link for brief and full report.

Decent Work for Whom? Economic Integration of Refugees and Other Foreign Nationals in the Middle East, Briefing Paper, no. 9 (Mixed Migration Centre, July 2018) [text]

"GDP and Refugees: An Economic Argument for Accepting Refugees," Marriott Student Review, vol. 2, no. 2 (2018) [full-text]

The Jordan Compact Would Work Better If We Listened to Refugees (Refugees Deeply, July 2018) [text]

"The Law and Policy of Refugee Cities: Special Economic Zones for Migrants," Chapman Law Review, vol. 21, no. 2 (2018) [full-text]

Lending to Refugees: How the Wisdom of the Crowd Proves Banks Wrong (Refugees Deeply, July 2018) [text]

Migrants Malta Does Not Want are Powering Its Economy (Refugees Deeply, Aug. 2018) [text]

National Refugee Resettlement Forum 2018, Wellington, 15-16 May 2018 [access]
- This year's theme was "Self-sufficiency – Sustainable and Meaningful Employment: Realising Opportunities for Refugees and Employers." Follow link for programme and a selection of presentations.

Nationalism, Immigration, and Economic Success (Project Syndicate, July 2018) [text]

Return Migration and Economic Outcomes in the Conflict Context: The Economic Consequences of Refugee Return, GLM/LIC Policy Brief, no. 25 (Institute of Labor Economics, Aug. 2018) [text]
- Focuses on Burundi.

Self-reliance in Kalobeyei? Socio-Economic Outcomes for Refugees in North-West Kenya (Refugee Studies Centre, Aug. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Tailor Made: How Syrian Refugee Women are Finding Their Own Way to Join the Jordanian Economy (Oxfam, Aug. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economics Aspects (17 July 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Access to Cash and the Impact of the Liquidity Crisis on Refugees and Migrants in Libya (UNHCR & REACH, June 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

For Integration to Work: Government Assisted Refugees in BC, Thesis (Simon Fraser Univ., March 2018) [text]

German Public Attitudes Towards Asylum Seekers, Immigrants in the Workplace, Inflation, and Local Budgets: Evidence from a Representative Survey of the German Population, MAGKS Joint Discussion Paper Series in Economics, no. 19-2018 (Univ. of Marburg et al., March 2018) [text via SSRN]

"German Workers, Thank Refugees When Your Paychecks are Growing," Bloomberg, 13 July 2018 [text]

"Labor Market Assimilation of Refugees in the United States: Are They Worse Off?," Park Place Economist, vol. XXVI, no. 1 (2018) [full-text]

The Long-Term Outcomes of Refugees: Tracking the Progress of the East African Asians, IZA Discussion Paper, no. 11609 (Institute of Labor Economics, June 2018) [text]

Market Systems Development for Refugees and Host Livelihoods in Arua and Yumbe Districts, Uganda (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]

Mass Refugee Inflow and Long-Run Prosperity: Lessons from the Greek Population Resettlement,  IZA Discussion Paper, no. 11613 (Institute of Labor Economics, June 2018) [text]

Migration as an Opportunity: Evidence of Labour Migration Initiatives (ODI, July 2018) [text]

A Needed Evidence Revolution: Using Cost-Benefit Analysis to Improve Refugee Integration Programming (Migration Policy Institute, July 2018) [text]

Resiliency No Excuse in Refugee Crisis (The Interpreter Blog, June 2018) [text]

This Barcelona Restaurant is Training Refugees Whilst Telling Their Stories (World Economic Forum Blog, June 2018) [text]

"Training Schemes Give New Hope to Refugees in France," Reuters, 11 July 2018 [text]

The US Refugee Resettlement Program — A Return to First Principles: How Refugees Help to Define, Strengthen, and Revitalize the United States (Center for Migration Studies, June 2018) [text]
- Includes data on labour force particiation and employment rates, as well as other economic indicators. See also related Niskanen Center blog post.

Why Care about Illegal Immigrants? For One Thing, They’ve Become Vital to Key Sectors of the US Economy (The Conversation, June 2018) [text]

World Refugee Fund: Impact Report (Kiva, June 2018) [access]
- See also related webinar: Kiva’s World Refugee Fund: Providing Displaced Populations with Access to Finance, 31 July 2018.

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (21 June 2018)

Tagged Publications. 

Thematic Focus: General, incl. Global Compacts

Opportunity:

CFP: Edited Volume by the Committee on Refugees and Immigrants [info]
- Theme is "Porous Borders, Invisible Boundaries." Deadline for abstract submissions is 19 March 2018.

Publications:

Maintaining Refuge: Anthropological Reflections in Uncertain Times (American Anthropological Association, 2017) [text]

Migration and Remittances: Recent Developments and Outlook, Migration & Development Brief, no. 28 (World Bank, Oct. 2017)
- Includes a special topic on "Return Migration."

‘Root Causes’ Development Aid: The False Panacea for Lower Migration (Refugees Deeply, Feb. 2018) [text]

"UNHCR and the Pursuit of International Protection: Accountability through Technology?," Third World Quarterly, Latest Articles, 19 Feb. 2018 [preprint]

UNHCR Says New Partnerships Key to Handling Long-term Refugee Situations (Devex, March 2018) [text]

"'We Are Almost Dead': The Politics of Migrants and Refugees in an Unequal World," Los Angeles Review of Books, 21 Feb. 2018 [text]

Global Compacts Round-up:

*Assessment of the Zero Draft of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (Mixed Migration Centre, Feb. 2018) [text]

Can We Demand More from the Global Compact on Refugees? Reflecting on Lessons from Climate Change Cooperation (RLI Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

“Don’t Make African Nations Borrow Money to Support Refugees,” Foreign Policy, 21 Feb. 2018 [text]

First Perspectives on the Zero Draft (5 February 2018) for the UN Global Compact on Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, Legal Studies Research Paper No. 272/2018 (Queen Mary Univ. of London, Feb. 2018) [text via SSRN]
- See also related blog post.

*Global Compact for Migration (Migration Data Portal, updated Feb. 2018) [access]
- Provides an overview of the GCM and recommendations relating to data.

The Global Compact on Migration is Now Being Negotiated. Here are Three Sticking Points (CGD Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

The Global Compact on Refugees Offers an Opportunity to Revive Responsibility Sharing (Chatham House, March 2018) [text]

Global Migration: The Politics Behind the Deal (Medium, Feb. 2018) [text]

Internal Displacement is Not a Footnote (IDMC Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

'Migrants in Vulnerable Situations' and the Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration, Legal Studies Research Paper No. 273/2018 (Queen Mary Univ. of London, Feb. 2018) [text via SSRN]

*"The Need for Effective Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration," 23rd International Humanitarian and Security Conference, Geneva, 15-16 Feb. 2018 [info]
- See also an overview of the conference.

New Plans to Help People on the Move (The Economist's World in 2018, Feb. 2018) [text]
- "Two new global agreements will try, largely in vain, to bring order to flows of refugees and migrants."

Recommendations for the Global Compact on Migration (Amnesty International, Feb. 2018) [text]

Some Thoughts on the GCR (and the GCM) (Forced Migration Forum, Feb. 2018) [text]

Statelessness and the Global Compacts: Initial Thoughts on the Zero Drafts (RLI Blog, Feb. 2018) [text]

The Tortured Path of Global Migration Reforms (Council on Foreign Relations, Feb. 2018) [text]

*U.N. Official: Refugee Compact Will Meet Fear and Ignorance with Facts (Refugees Deeply, March 2018) [text]

*UNHCR Welcomes Renewed Commitment to Protect Refugees by Latin American and Caribbean States at Key Meeting (UNHCR, Feb. 2018) [text]
 -"The meeting concluded with the adoption of the '100 points of Brasilia' – a text that will serve as the region’s contribution to the global compact on refugees, which will be proposed to the United Nations General Assembly in September 2018."

*UPDATED

Related posts:
- News: First Formal Consultation re. GCR (15 Feb. 2018)
- Thematic Focus: General (13 Feb. 2018)

Tagged Publications and Events & Opportunities.

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects - General/Australia/North America

Economic Impact of Refugees in Southeast Michigan (Global Detroit, Oct. 2017) [text]

Escaping the Subprime Trap: Lessons from Auto-lending to Refugees on the Fast Track to Economic Integration (International Rescue Committee, Oct. 2017) [text]
- See also related press release.

Global Business and Refugee Crises: A Framework for Sustainable Engagement (Tent & Center for Global Development, Sept. 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Irregular Migration and Regular Pathways, Including Decent Work, Labour Mobility, Recognition of Skills and Qualifications and Other Relevant Measures, Geneva, 12-13 Oct. 2017 [info]
- Follow link for background documents, remarks and statements.

Mapping Refugee Skills and Employer Needs in Surrey and Abbotsford (Immigrant Employment Council of BC, Oct. 2017) [text]
- See also related press release.

Refugee Self-Reliance: Moving Beyond the Marketplace, Research Brief, no. 7 (Refugee Studies Centre, Oct. 2017) [text]

Three Charts on: Job Prospects for Refugees in Australia (The Conversation, Oct. 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (4 Oct. 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Aid in Context: The Importance of Market-based Approaches to Aid Delivery in Northern Syria (IIED, June 2017) [text]

Area-Based Livelihoods Assessment (REACH & DRC, June 2017) [text]

Conflict in Ukraine: Socio-Economic Impacts of Internal Displacement and Veteran Return (World Bank, May 2017) [text]

The Future of Work for Syrian Refugee Women in Jordan: Is the “Gig Economy” an Opportunity? (Jadaliyya, July 2017) [text]

"Japan Has a Labor Crisis That Refugees Could Fix—If Only Its Government Would Let Them," QZ, 6 July 20176 [text]

Leading, Learning, and Saving: Refugees as Important Providers of Assistance (Agenda for International Development, July 2017) [text]

Refugees are Helping Others in Their Situation as Social Entrepreneurs (The Conversation, July 2017) [text]

Sustainable Livelihoods for Refugees in Protracted Crises (UK DFID, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Uganda Refugee Hosting Districts: Investment Profiles (UNDP, July 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Work Permits and Employment of Syrian Refugees in Jordan: Towards Formalising the Work of Syrian Refugees (ILO, June 2017) [text]

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (29 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects

Another Side to the Story: A Market Assessment of Syrian SMEs in Turkey (Building Markets, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

Can All Refugees Become Economically Successful? (OUP Blog, June 2017) [text]

Crowdfunding a Stable Financial Future for Refugees and Hosts (Refugees Deeply, June 2017) [text]

"Economic Analysis of the Refugee Influx to Austria," Border Crossing, vol. 7, no. 1 (2017) [open access]

From Struggle to Resilience: The Economic Impact of Refugees in America (New American Economy, June 2017) [text]
- See also related press release. On a related note, this Reuters article reports that the Trump administration wants the State Dept. and other agencies to focus only on the costs and not the benefits of refugee resettlement.

A Guide to Market-based Livelihood Interventions for Refugees (UNHCR & ILO, 2017) [text]

Hiring Refugees: What are the Opportunities and Challenges for Employers?, Migration Policy Debates, no. 10 (OECD & UNHCR, Sept. 2016) [text]

"Kenya to Give Work and Hope to Refugees after Decades in Limbo," Thomson Reuters Foundation, 20 June 2017 [text]

Refugees are Critical to Nation Building after Wars and Disasters (Refugees Deeply, June 2017) [text]

Smart Communities: Using Digital Technology to Create Sustainable Refugee Economies (Mastercard & Western Union, June 2017) [text via ReliefWeb]

*There's No Evidence That Immigrants Hurt Any American Workers (Vox, June 2017) [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Work/Economic Aspects (19 June 2017)

Tagged Publications.

Thematic Focus: Solutions

Australia's Humanitarian Programme 2017-18: Discussion Paper (Department of Immigration & Border Protection, April 2017) [text via APO]

"Indebted Asylum: Why the Travel Loan Requirement for Refugees is a Failure of the United States to Meet its Obligations under the Convention on the Status of Refugees," Gonzaga Journal of International Law, vol. 19, no. 2 (2016) [full-text]

Integration of Immigrants in Host Countries: What We Know and What Works, Development Studies Working Paper, no. 427 (Centro Studi Luca d’Agliano, March 2017) [text]

"Negotiating Refugee Empowerment(s) in Resettlement Organizations," Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Studies, vol. 15, no. 1 (2017) [preprint]

"Private Resettlement: An Alternative Refugee Solution?," The Refuge, vol. 1, no. 2 (April 2017) [full-text]
- Scroll to p. 2.

Quelles solutions durables pour les réfugiés en Afrique du Sud? (UNHCR, May 2017) [text]

Resettlement and Other Admission Pathways for Syrian Refugees (UNHCR, updated Feb. 2017) [text]

Structural Context of Refugee Integration in Canada and Germany, GESIS Series, vol. 15 (Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, 2017) [text]

Taking Stock of Refugee Resettlement: Policy Objectives, Practical Tradeoffs, and the Evidence Base (Migration Policy Institute, May 2017) [text]
- Related webinar is available here.

"This Small Town in America's Deep South Welcomes 1,500 Refugees a Year," The Guardian, 24 May 2017 [text]

"Two Coalition MPs Join Tim Watts in Call for More Private Sponsorship of Refugees," The Guardian, 23 May 2017 [text]

"U.S. Quietly Lifts Limit on Number of Refugees Allowed in," New York Times, 26 May 2017 [text]

*"With Lawsuits Pending, Trump Moves to Cut Refugee Admissions," New York Times, 31 May 2017 [text]

*UPDATED

Related post:
- Thematic Focus: Solutions (22 May 2017)

Tagged Publications.