The Economic Integration of Refugees in the UK (ECONREF)
Overview
Facilitating the integration of refugees is an important objective of civil society organisations and government departments at the local and national level. However, efforts to facilitate integration have been constrained by the lack of information on the short- and long-term outcomes of refugees. This project explores labour market and other related outcomes of those who migrated to the UK for asylum reasons. These outcomes are compared to those of UK-born individuals and to those of other migrants who moved to the UK for employment, family, and study reasons. For key findings of the project, refer to the final project report.
The project culminated with a final joint conference: “Forced Displacement, Asylum Seekers and Refugees: Economics Aspects and Policy Issues” at Queen Mary University of London. More information about the conference here.
Principal Investigator
Carlos Vargas-Silva
Other researchers
Isabel Ruiz
Zovanga Kone
Funder
Nuffield Foundation
Duration
2017 - 2019
Advisory Board
Theresa Beltramo (UNHCR), Marta Foresti (ODI), Peter Grady (UNHCR), Tim Hatton (University of Essex), Roy Millard (SESMP), Jackie Wahba (University of Southampton), Maurice Wren (Refugee Council) and Roger Zetter (University of Oxford).
Project Publications
"Refugees and the UK Labour Market" (Z. Kone, I. Ruiz and C. Vargas-Silva), Final Project Report, Download
"Reason for immigration and immigrants' health" (O. Giuntella, Z. Kone, I. Ruiz and C. Vargas-Silva)
Public Health, 158: 102-109. Download
Related Publications
"Differences in labour market outcomes between natives, refugees and other migrants in the UK" (I. Ruiz and C. Vargas-Silva), Journal of Economic Geography, 18(4): 855-885, 2018. Download
"Are refugees' labour market outcomes different from those of other migrants? Evidence from the United Kingdom 2005-2007" (I. Ruiz and C. Vargas-Silva), Population Space and Place, 23(6), 2017. Download
Principal Investigator
Carlos Vargas-Silva
Other researchers
Isabel Ruiz
Zovanga Kone
Funder
Nuffield Foundation
Duration
2017 - 2019
Advisory Board
Theresa Beltramo (UNHCR), Marta Foresti (ODI), Peter Grady (UNHCR), Tim Hatton (University of Essex), Roy Millard (SESMP), Jackie Wahba (University of Southampton), Maurice Wren (Refugee Council) and Roger Zetter (University of Oxford).
Project Publications
"Self-employment and reason for migration: Are those who migrate for asylum different from other migrants?" (Z. Kone, I. Ruiz and C. Vargas-Silva), Small Business Economics, 2020. Download
"Refugees and the UK Labour Market" (Z. Kone, I. Ruiz and C. Vargas-Silva), Final Project Report, Download
"Reason for immigration and immigrants' health" (O. Giuntella, Z. Kone, I. Ruiz and C. Vargas-Silva)
Public Health, 158: 102-109. Download
Related Publications
"Differences in labour market outcomes between natives, refugees and other migrants in the UK" (I. Ruiz and C. Vargas-Silva), Journal of Economic Geography, 18(4): 855-885, 2018. Download
"Are refugees' labour market outcomes different from those of other migrants? Evidence from the United Kingdom 2005-2007" (I. Ruiz and C. Vargas-Silva), Population Space and Place, 23(6), 2017. Download