Jobs Interventions for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons
Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) often struggle to integrate the labor market. Even where they have the unrestricted right to work their labor market outcomes lack behind those of other groups, at least in the short- to medium-term....
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okr-10986-339532021-09-21T12:44:33Z Jobs Interventions for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons Schuettler, Kirsten Caron, Laura JOB ASSISTANCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET FORCED DISPLACEMENT INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS REFUGEES FORCED MIGRATION UNEMPLOYMENT LABOR POLICY Refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) often struggle to integrate the labor market. Even where they have the unrestricted right to work their labor market outcomes lack behind those of other groups, at least in the short- to medium-term. This literature review brings together two strands of research to inform the design of successful job interventions in this context: the evidence on how forced displacement impacts those forcibly displaced in their economic lives and the existing knowledge on jobs interventions for refugees and IDPs. The specific challenges that those forcibly displaced face on the labor market are linked to the loss of assets and separation from family members; the lack of skills required on the host labor market; the impacts of forced displacement on their physical and mental health and their economic behavior (in terms of prospects and aspirations, risk-aversion and time horizon); their legal situation; a lack of social networks and discrimination as well as a high likelihood of excess supply on the labor market at destination. Rigorous quasi-experimental or experimental evidence on jobs interventions for this target group is scarce and mainly focused on high-income countries. A review of the existing literature points to the importance of conducting thorough assessments of the demand and supply side of the labor market, including the legal situation of those forcibly displaced and their perceptions and aspirations, before designing intervention 2020-06-20T19:37:09Z 2020-06-20T19:37:09Z 2020-06-19 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/467251592598151781/Jobs-Interventions-for-Refugees-and-Internally-Displaced-Persons http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33953 English Jobs Working Paper;No. 47 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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JOB ASSISTANCE LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION LABOR MARKET FORCED DISPLACEMENT INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS REFUGEES FORCED MIGRATION UNEMPLOYMENT LABOR POLICY Schuettler, Kirsten Caron, Laura Jobs Interventions for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons |
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Refugees and internally displaced
persons (IDPs) often struggle to integrate the labor market.
Even where they have the unrestricted right to work their
labor market outcomes lack behind those of other groups, at
least in the short- to medium-term. This literature review
brings together two strands of research to inform the design
of successful job interventions in this context: the
evidence on how forced displacement impacts those forcibly
displaced in their economic lives and the existing knowledge
on jobs interventions for refugees and IDPs. The specific
challenges that those forcibly displaced face on the labor
market are linked to the loss of assets and separation from
family members; the lack of skills required on the host
labor market; the impacts of forced displacement on their
physical and mental health and their economic behavior (in
terms of prospects and aspirations, risk-aversion and time
horizon); their legal situation; a lack of social networks
and discrimination as well as a high likelihood of excess
supply on the labor market at destination. Rigorous
quasi-experimental or experimental evidence on jobs
interventions for this target group is scarce and mainly
focused on high-income countries. A review of the existing
literature points to the importance of conducting thorough
assessments of the demand and supply side of the labor
market, including the legal situation of those forcibly
displaced and their perceptions and aspirations, before
designing intervention |
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Schuettler, Kirsten Caron, Laura |
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Schuettler, Kirsten Caron, Laura |
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Schuettler, Kirsten |
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Jobs Interventions for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons |
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Jobs Interventions for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons |
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Jobs Interventions for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons |
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Jobs Interventions for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons |
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Jobs Interventions for Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons |
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jobs interventions for refugees and internally displaced persons |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2020 |
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