Work permits for refugees as social protection during polycrises: Evidence from refugees in Jordan during the COVID-19 pandemic

This paper studies the social protection of refugees during a pandemic. A pandemic adds to the many existing challenges refugees face, creating a dangerous polycrisis. […]

Using Cross-Survey Imputation to Estimate Poverty for Venezuelan Refugees in Colombia

Household consumption or income surveys do not typically cover refugee populations. In the rare cases where refugees are included, inconsistencies between different data sources could […]

Geographic poverty targeting in social protection programs: Evidence from a nationwide policy experiment

We examine how allocating a fixed social assistance budget across localities using different prioritization rules affects both beneficiary selection and program effectiveness. By simulating each […]

The Lives and Livelihoods of the Displaced in Sudan: Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees

As of 2022, Sudan was home to 1.1 million refugees and 3.7 million internally displaced persons(IDPs), along with a substantial population that had previously experienced […]

Do Refugees with Better Mental Health Better Integrate? Evidence from the Building a New Life in Australia Longitudinal Survey

Hardly any evidence exists on the effects of mental illness on refugee labor outcomes. We offer the first study on this topic in the context […]

How Do Gender Norms Shape Education and Domestic Work Outcomes? The Case of Syrian Refugee Adolescents in Jordan

Forced displacement has disrupted Syrian refugees’ lives and exposed them to new communities and norms. This paper assesses how gender norms shape the lives of […]