The findings of our research on forced displacement helps development practitioners and policymakers design more effective programs for displaced and host populations. The following articles comprise a selection of journal articles and papers on forced displacement that are helping to inform policymaking. Browse through the selection according to thematic areas.
The Economics of Forced Displacement
The Economics of Forced Displacement: An Introduction, Region and Development
The impact of forced displacement on host communities: A review of the empirical literature in economics, Journal of Development Economics
Optimal targeting under budget constraints in a humanitarian context, World Development
Policy preferences in response to large forced migration inflows, World Development
Jobs
Immigration, labor markets and discrimination: Evidence from the Venezuelan Exodus in Perú, World Development
Labor market integration, local conditions and inequalities: Evidence from refugees in Switzerland, World Development
The Psychosocial Value of Employment: Evidence from a Refugee Camp, American Economic Review
Social cohesion
Forced displacement, social cohesion, and the state: Evidence from eight new studies, World Development
Long-term effects of the 1923 mass refugee inflow on social cohesion in Greece, World Development
Displacement and return in the internet Era: Social media for monitoring migration decisions in Northern Syria, World Development
Refugee return and social cohesion, Oxford Review of Economic Policy
Forced Migration and Social Cohesion: Evidence from the 2015/16 Mass Inflow in Germany, World Development
How to cope with a refugee population? Evidence from Uganda, World Development
The effects of refugees’ camps on hosting areas: Social conflicts and economic growth, World Development
Inclusive refugee-hosting can improve local development and prevent public backlash, World Development
Refugees welcome? Inter-group interaction and host community attitude formation, World Development
Health
Do Refugees with Better Mental Health Better Integrate? Evidence from the Building a New Life in Australia Longitudinal Survey, Health Economics
Special Issue on Forced Displacement and Health (forthcoming), Journal on Migration and Health
Integration Through Health During Protracted Displacement: Case Studies From Colombia and Jordan, Journal on Migration and Human Society
Intergenerational Impact of Population Shocks on Children's Health: Evidence from the 1993-2001 Refugee Crisis in Tanzania, Health Economics e-Journal
Gender
Special Issue on Forced Displacement and Gender (forthcoming), Journal of Development Studies
How does poverty differ among refugees? Taking a gender lens to the data on Syrian refugees in Jordan, Middle East Development Journal
The effect of armed conflict on intimate partner violence: Evidence from the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria, World Development
How Does Poverty Differ Among Refugees? Taking a Gender Lens to the Data on Syrian Refugees in Jordan, Middle East Development Journal
Education
Exposure to Conflict, Migrations and Long-run Education and Income Inequality: Evidence from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Defence and Peace Economics
How do shocks affect enrollment in faith-based schools? Evidence from West Africa, International Studies in Catholic Education
Climate
Climate resilience in Rwanda: evaluating refugees’ and host populations’ vulnerability to risk, Forced Migration Review (FMR)
Poverty
Program targeting with machine learning and mobile phone data: Evidence from an anti-poverty intervention in Afghanistan, Journal of Development Economics
Estimating poverty for refugees in data-scarce contexts: an application of cross-survey imputation, Journal of Population Economics
Covid-19 pandemic
Out of sight, out of mind: The impact of lockdown measures on sentiment towards refugees, Journal of Information Technology & Politics
COVID-19 in humanitarian settings and lessons learned from past epidemics, Nature Medicine