refugees

An adaptive field experiment aiming to integrate Syrian refugees into urban labour markets in Jordan sheds light on the effectiveness of different policies, while targeting the welfare of experimental participants.

An online, low-cost, scalable intervention that provided information and appealed to participants’ emotions improved prosociality behaviours and attitudes toward forced migrants from Venezuela

Heightened violence in the hometowns of Syrian-born students led to improved scores in their new Turkish schools

A low-cost play-based programme for refugee mothers and their children in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh was remarkably effective at improving mental health and wellbeing

Policy changes that raise aggregate welfare, but whose benefits are unevenly distributed, are often politically unfeasible. Politicians may recognise the overall gains from refugee integration, for example, but block visas or permits due to local peo...

We find no evidence that Syrian refugees in Jordan affected educational outcomes for Jordanians

When hosting refugees, increased humanitarian aid coupled with inclusive hosting policies can create a mutually beneficial environment for both host and refugee communities

Conflict-driven displacement can trigger structural transformation, but can also cause long-lasting social and psychological trauma

As half a million Venezuelan refugees seek amnesty in Colombia, locals exercise their voice through voting