

Olivier Sterck
Associate Professor at the University of Antwerp and the University of Oxford
Olivier Sterck is Associate Professor at the University of Antwerp and the University of Oxford. He is the lead economist of the Refugee Economies Programme (REP). His research builds bridges between development economics, health economics, and refugee studies.
With colleagues from the Refugee Economies Programme, Olivier has been collecting and analysing data on more than 15,000 refugees and members of host populations in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia, exploring themes such as refugee economies, self-reliance, mobility, cross-border trade, and refguee mental health. In partnership with the World Food Programme, Olivier has been assessing the impact of various cash transfer models on the socio-economic outcomes of refugee households and refugee businesses in the Kakuma refugee camp and the Kalobeyei settlement in Kenya. He has also worked with the World Bank on various impact evaluations of cash-based assistance programmes in Africa. His work in health economics examines how to encourage prevention and increase access to antiretroviral therapies in high-prevalence countries.
For a complete list of publications, see his personal website: https://oliviersterck.wordpress.com
Recent work by Olivier Sterck
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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
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Empowering women in Tunisia through cash grants and financial training
A cash grant and training programme had a range of benefits for women in Tunisia, but only improved participation in income-generating activities for women who attended training without their partner
Published 15.12.23
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Constraints to migration: Evidence from Comoros
A workfare programme increases migration by loosening households’ liquidity and risk constraints
Published 14.04.23
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Healthcare appointments as effective commitment devices: Evidence from Malawi
The offer of an appointment more than doubled the likelihood of men getting an HIV test, and was most effective for men wanting a commitment device
Published 04.02.22