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#RefugeeEconomics is based on rigorous research produced by universities, research centres, humanitarian agencies and NGOs. Browse the documents we’ve relied on for this project. This library will be updated regularly.

General

General

May 2016

Economic impact of refugees

December 2015

Forced Displacement and Refugees in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Economic Inquiry

December 2015

Assessing economic impacts of hosting refugees: conceptual, methodological and ethical gaps

September 2015

Protracted displacement: uncertain paths to self-reliance in exile

May 2015

From Dependence to Self-Reliance: Changing the Paradigm in Protracted Refugee Situations

July 2014

Entrepreneurship and innovation: how institutional voids shape economic opportunities in refugee camps

2014

Displacement economies in Africa: Paradoxes of crisis and creativity (book)

April 2013

The Economics of Forced Migration

December 2012

Are refugees an economic burden or benefit?

July 2012

Guidelines for Assessing the Impacts and Costs of Forced Displacement

August 2011

Unlocking protracted displacement: Somali case study

June 2005

The Economic Life of Refugees (book)

Uganda

Uganda

May 2016

Refugee-run organisations as partners in development

September 2014

Entrepreneurship and innovation by refugees in Uganda

June 2014

Their Suffering, Our Burden? How Congolese Refugees Affect the Ugandan Population

June 2014

Refugee Economies: Rethinking Popular Assumptions

October 2013

Forced migrants as an under-utilized asset: refugee skills, livelihoods, and achievements in Kampala, Uganda

October 2013

Refugee livelihoods in Kampala, Nakivale and Kyangwali refugee settlements: patterns of engagement with the private sector (working paper)

June 2013

Technology and Innovation – Nakivale and Kyangwali Refugee Settlements Uganda (Mission report #4)

May 2013

Technology and Innovation – Nakivale and Kyangwali Refugee Settlements Uganda (Mission report #3)

March 2011

The Living Ain’t Easy, Urban Refugees in Kampala

May 2007

Refugee Camp Economies

October 2003

Forced migrants as an under-utilized asset: refugee skills, livelihoods, and achievements in Kampala, Uganda

Kenya

Kenya

June 2015

Refugee camp economies in Kenya (blog)

March 2015

The peculiar economics of a refugee camp: “Yes in my backyard”

December 2011

Cash and Compassion: The Role of the Somali Diaspora in Relief, Development and Peace-building

March 2011

Somali Investment in Kenya

September 2010

In search of protection and livelihoods: Socio-economic and environmental impacts of Dadaab refugee camps on host communities

March 2010

Hidden and exposed: Urban refugees in Nairobi, Kenya

September 2005

Formalizing the informal economy: Somali refugee and migrant trade networks in Nairobi

April 2000

Refugee Camps or Cities? The Socio-economic Dynamics of the Dadaab and Kakuma Camps in Northern Kenya

Tanzania

Tanzania

April 2015

The Labor Market Consequences of Hosting Refugees

October 2014

The Development Push of Refugees : Evidence from Tanzania

May 2009

Winners and losers among a refugee-hosting population

Middle East

Middle East

January 2016

Immigration and Prices: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Syrian Refugees in Turkey

November 2015

Right to a future: Empowering refugees from Syria and host governments to face a long-term crisis (briefing)

September 2015

Much ado about nothing? The economic impact of refugee ‘invasions’ (blog)

August 2015

The Impact of Syrians Refugees on the Turkish Labor Market

February 2015

Jordan’s Syrian refugees (blog)

January 2015

Avoiding a Permanent Refugee Trap in Turkey (blog)

January 2014

Humanitarian crises, emergency preparedness and response: the role of business and the private sector Jordan case study

2014

The impact of the Syrian refugee crisis on the labour market in Jordan: a preliminary analysis

Europe

Europe

May 2016

Refugees work: A humanitarian investment that yields economic dividends

January 2016

Making Integration Work: Refugees and others in need of protection

November 2015

Integrating refugees: A long-term, worthwhile investment

Urban refugees

Urban refugees

June 2015

Habitat III issue papers:  Migration and refugees in urban areas

2015

The Local Agenda on Migration and Development The Second Mayoral Forum on Mobility, Migration and Development Quito Outcome Document

2014

Migrant and Refugee Integration in Global Cities: The Role of Cities and Businesses

June 2013

Sanctuary in the city? Urban displacement and vulnerability

May 2011

The urbanisation of displaced people

2011

New Approaches to Urban Refugee Livelihoods

Policies and programs

Policies and programs

May 2016

Rethinking Protection of Those Displaced by Humanitarian Crises

April 2016

Report of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced persons

December 2015

Addressing Protracted Displacement: A Framework for Development Humanitarian Cooperation

May 2015

From Refugee to Migrant? Labor Mobility’s Protection Potential

March 2015

Evaluation of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees : Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services

September 2014

Global Refugee Work Rights Report

July 2014

UNHCR Policy on Alternatives to Camps

April 2014

Reframing Displacement Crises as Development Opportunities

2012

Reworking the Relationship between Asylum and Employment (book)

October 2011

Permanent crises? Unlocking the protracted displacement of refugees and internally displaced persons

January 2011

Microfinance and refugees: lessons learned from UNHCR’s experience