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Refugee economies : forced displacement and development /

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Refugees have rarely been studied by economists. Despite some pioneering research on the economic lives of refugees, there remains a lack of theory and empirical data through which to understand, and build upon, refugees' own engagement with markets. Yet, understanding these economic systems ma...

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Main Authors: Betts, Alexander, 1980- (Author), Bloom, Louise, 1983- (Author), Kaplan, Josiah David, 1983- (Author), Omata, Naohiko (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Refugees > Economic conditions.
Political refugees.
Emigration and immigration.
Refugees > Uganda > Economic conditions.
83.79 economic sectors: other.
Flüchtling.
Wirtschaftliche Lage.
Uganda.
Réfugiés > Conditions économiques > Ouganda.
Réfugiés politiques.
Émigration et immigration.
Afrique.
Ouganda.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The history of refugees and development
  • Refugee economies
  • Research methodology
  • Urban areas
  • Protracted refugee camps
  • Emergency refugee camps
  • The role of innovation
  • The role of business
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: regressions on income
  • Appendix B: regressions on urban-rural selection.