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Isabel Ruiz
Isabel Ruiz
I am an Associate Professor and Fellow in Economics at Harris Manchester College and the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. I am also an Associate Editor for the Oxford Review of Economic Policy (OxREP).

I work on areas of labour, development and political economy. My most recent work focuses on the economics of migration - with an emphasis on forced migration. I am co-convener of the Economics of Forced Migration project, Econforced, a research initiative which provides quantitative evidence on the impacts of displacement on host communities, the displaced and the communities of origin. 

I am currently working on a research project using conjoint experiments to increase our understanding of the factors that affect individual policy preferences towards migration in the context of south-south migration.

My contact Information is here

Selected publications:



"The impacts of refugee repatriation on receiving communities" (with Carlos Vargas Silva) (2020), Journal of Economic Geography, forthcoming, doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbaa004



"Self-employment and reason for migration: Are those who migrate for asylum different from other migrants?" (with Carlos Vargas Silva) (2020), Small Business Economics, forthcoming, doi.org/10.1007/s11187-019-00311-0



"The effect of violent crime on sector-specific FDI in Latin America" (with Luisa Blanco and Rossitza Wooster) (2019) Oxford Development Studies, Vol.47, No.4, 420-434. doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2019.1611754



"Differences in labour market outcomes between natives, refugees and other migrants in the UK" (with Carlos Vargas-Silva) (2018), Journal of Economic Geography, Vol. 18, No. 4, pp. 855-885. doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lby027



"Reason for immigration and immigrant's health" (with Osea Giuntella, Zovanga Kone, and Carlos Vargas-Silva) (2018) Public Health, Vol 158, pp. 102-109. doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2018.01.037



"Return migration and economic outcomes in the conflict context" (with Sonja Fransen and Carlos Vargas-Silva) (2017) , World Development, Vol. 95, pp. 196-210. doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.02.015



"Are refugees' labour market outcomes different from those of other migrants? Evidence from the United Kingdom in the 2005-2007 period" (with Carlos Vargas-Silva) (2017), Population, Space

and Place, Vol. 23, No. 6, e2049. doi.org/10.1002/psp.2049



"The labor market consequences of hosting refugees" (with Carlos Vargas-Silva) (2016), Journal of Economic Geography, Vol. 16, No. 3, pp. 667-694. doi.org/10.1093/jeg/lbv019



"The labor market impacts of forced migration" (with Carlos Vargas-Silva) (2015), American Economic Review, P&P, Vol. 105, No. 5, pp. 581-586. doi.org/10.1257/aer.p20151110



"Forced up or down? The impact of forced migration on social status" (with Melissa Siegel and Carlos Vargas-Silva) (2015), Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol. 8, No. 2, pp. 183-201. doi.org/10.1093/jrs/feu035



"Remittances and the business cycle: A reliable relationship?" (with Carlos Vargas-Silva) (2014),  Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Vol. 40, No. 1, pp. 456-474. doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2013.787704



"The impact of crime and insecurity on trust in democracy and institutions" (with Luisa Blanco) (2013) , American Economic Review, P&P, Vol. 103, No. 3, pp. 284-288. doi.org/10.1257/aer.103.3.284



"The economics of forced migration", (with Carlos Vargas-Silva) (2013), Journal of Developing Studies, Vol 49, No.6, pp. 772-784. doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2013.777707


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