Economic Outcomes
What explains variation in economic outcomes for refugees and their impact on host states?
VIEWWhat explains variation in economic outcomes for refugees and their impact on host states?
VIEWWhat innovative approaches have been tried and with what consequences?
VIEWWhat shapes national and local policies on economic inclusion?
VIEWThe centrepiece of our research is the collection of an original panel data set, based on multi-country and time series data collection. With an initial focus on Uganda, Kenya, and Ethiopia, and covering 2017-2020, the dataset covers urban and rural areas, refugees and hosts, and includes multiple data collection periods.
The book about our research in Uganda.
VIEWThis report compares socio-economic outcomes for refugees and the surrounding host communities.
VIEWThis new report compares outcomes for recently arrived South Sudanese refugees in 'old' Kakuma and 'new' Kalobeyei.
VIEW“Refugees often have skills, talents, and aspirations. And yet too often we focus just on their vulnerabilities rather than their capacities. Our research challenges the view that refugees are an inevitable burden, identifying the conditions under they can help themselves and contribute to their host societies”
Our partners include the IKEA Foundation, Stephanie and Hunter Hunt, the Economic and Social Research Council, the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, RefugePoint, the World Food Programme, UNHCR, Deloitte, and YARID.