

Antonia Delius
DPhil Student in Economics, University of Oxford
Antonia Delius is a doctoral student in economics at the University of Oxford. Her research interests lie in the areas of development, migration, and labour economics, with a particular focus on the economic integration of refugees. In recent work, she seeks to understand the role of mental health and social networks in determining labour market outcomes, how refugee entrepreneurs can best be supported, as well as the market impacts of a cash transfer programme in a refugee camp in Kenya. Antonia previously worked with the World Bank in Nairobi as well as the Oxford Refugee Studies Centre on projects aiming to better understand the socioeconomic situation and improve the livelihood opportunities of displaced communities and their hosts across East Africa. She holds an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford.
Recent work by Antonia Delius
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Businesses profiteer from humanitarian cash transfers through price hikes
Evidence from Kenya shows how cash transfers in imperfect markets lead businesses to capture some of the benefits by raising prices, ultimately at the expense of transfer recipients.
Published 18.12.24