Refugee Economies Programme
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The Refugee Economies Programme, based at the University of Oxford, undertakes research on the economic lives of refugees. RTs not endorsements.
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Joined September 2012
All 6 episodes in the ‘Refugees at work – what are their prospects?’ podcast are now available. They feature contributions from the RSC's, Emeritus Professor Roger Zetter, Professor Alex Betts and Bisimwa Mulemangabo. Listen here: https://t.co/1xAf4ia8NK
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New research by Vittorio Bruni & @OlivierSterck shows that aid cuts in refugee camps severely affect food intake and overall welfare, while also straining local food and credit markets. https://t.co/bt6585wow2
voxdev.org
Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid...
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📣 New article on #WorldRefugeeDay ‘The Economic Lives of Refugees’ is out now @WorldDevJournal Open Access Focusing on East Africa, it shows that #refugees have heterogenous economic lives & outcomes, & explains the reasons for this variations. https://t.co/egr4EK7Xng
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Just published! A new report from @RefugeeEcon on ‘Refugee Debt and Livelihoods in Northern Kenya’ looks at how refugees use debt as a coping strategy in Kakuma refugee camp and the Kalobeyei settlement. Read it here: https://t.co/Zute8Ot48S
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New Report! Nour Moussa and @OlivierSterck's new 'Skilled Worker Visas for Refugees' report assesses the DTMP, a programme set up by @TBBforTalent & the Home Office to facilitate skilled migration pathways to the UK for displaced people. Read here: https://t.co/0EHyuf87ZJ
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Calling all @UniofOxford staff and students, the University of Sanctuary Fair takes place tomorrow afternoon at @WorcCollegeOx. Join us from 2pm!
To mark the first anniversary of @UniofOxford being awarded University of Sanctuary status, you are invited to attend the Sanctuary Fair 📅 Wednesday 24 April ⌚ 2–6pm 📍 @WorcCollegeOx Register to attend and help make sanctuary a reality at Oxford: https://t.co/bofVMtKkVj
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Huge pleasure to lead this session on ‘35.3m Refugees at a Critical Junction’ at #wef24 👇
35.3m Refugees at a Critical Junction with @alexander_betts (@UniofOxford), @FilippoGrandi (@Refugees), @almmura (@gatesfoundation) and Ebru Özdemir (@limakholding) #wef24
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🪧 UHD2024 Program Preview On 18 January, Ukraine House Davos will kick off our closing day at 11:00 CET with, “Saving Ukrainians Saves Ukraine - Human Capital in War and in War Economy” where we’ll explore the major trends and possibilities for Ukraine’s economy through a human
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Empowering women in #Tunisia through cash grants and financial training. Last week on VoxDev, @JulesGazeaud @JPAL @JPAL_MENA @AUC, @nausheen__khan @wb_research, Eric Mvukiyehe @DukePoliSci & @OlivierSterck @ODID_QEH @RefugeeEcon outlined their research: https://t.co/oQIwkgrBm0
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Excited that my paper with @OlivierSterck has been published in the Journal of Development Economics! We study the impacts of a restricted cash transfer on the businesses and markets where the transfer is spent. Link here:
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#DevelopmentResponses Learning session from current development approaches to forced development; @UNDPAfrica's @TeresaDelMinis moderates a panel with @WorldBank's Dr. Solomon Walelign, on lessons from @DrdipIgad & @RefugeeEcon's @GidronYotam on lessons 4m other interventions.
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"In other words, the Prosperity Gap captures not just the improvement in the global mean, but also the sharp reduction in global interpersonal income inequality over this period." https://t.co/0voOGPFJOP
blogs.worldbank.org
The Prosperity Gap is a new measure that helps us track how far the world, or any society, is from the $25 per day income threshold. It can be used to measure the World Bank’s goal of promoting...
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"Today the typical person in the world would still need 5 days to earn what a person at the poverty line in rich countries earns in a day" ... https://t.co/0voOGPFJOP
blogs.worldbank.org
The Prosperity Gap is a new measure that helps us track how far the world, or any society, is from the $25 per day income threshold. It can be used to measure the World Bank’s goal of promoting...
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New @WorldBank blog post, by @OlivierSterck et al., highlights that "in 1990 the typical person in the world needed 11 days to earn what a person at the poverty line in rich countries earned in a day" ... https://t.co/0voOGPFJOP
blogs.worldbank.org
The Prosperity Gap is a new measure that helps us track how far the world, or any society, is from the $25 per day income threshold. It can be used to measure the World Bank’s goal of promoting...
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Perspectives from those most impacted is critical to advancing meaningful solutions. Thanks, @RefugeeEcon @RLRH_Oxford and @GidronYotam, for including @Inkomoko's work to invest in entrepreneurs - including refugees and their perspectives - in your most recent research.
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Welcome to Day 2 of the festival! ☀️Looking forward to starting the day navigating professional pathways, followed by a deep dive into research methods in humanitarian settings. Follow #refugeeledresearch for updates & learn more about the research undertaken by RLRH affiliates!
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Our new research brief explores how refugees in Rwanda take advantage of their freedom of movement to engage with the economy, and offers recommendations for enhancing the impact and feasibility of refugee entrepreneurship in the country. https://t.co/jSwbooE3Dc
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Existing research on refugee mental health is heavily skewed towards refugees in high-income countries. This study aims to fill this gap by conducting a multi-country representative survey with refugees and host communities in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. https://t.co/61YQYBelhw
mentalhealth.bmj.com
Background Existing research on refugee mental health is heavily skewed towards refugees in high-income countries, even though most refugees (83%) are hosted in low-income and middle-income countri...
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🌍 Join our vibrant team at @ODID_QEH as Programme Coordinator for the Oxford Sanctuary Community! Help support individuals affected by displacement on their educational journey. Apply by 10 August https://t.co/DBD7tzB2MT
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📣Come work with us in Oxford! 🌈 @UniofOxford is recruiting a Programme Coordinator for the Oxford Sanctuary Community. The role: creating a space of welcome for individuals who have been affected by displacement. 🗓️Deadline: Thurs 10th Aug ✍️Info: https://t.co/Hbn8YVSXCK 🧵
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