This report examines the socioeconomic conditions of refugees and host communities in Ethiopia, with the aim of generating high-quality evidence to inform policy and guide development interventions toward greater self-reliance and economic integration.
JDC Literature Review
Results for: Profiles of Displaced Populations
Measuring Self-Reliance Among Refugee and Internally Displaced Households: The Development of an Index in Humanitarian Settings
This paper describes the development and validation of the Self-Reliance Index (SRI), a standardized measurement tool designed to assess the multi-dimensional self-reliance of refugee and internally displaced person (IDP) households in humanitarian settings.
Measuring Self-Reliance of Refugees in Rwanda
Rwanda’s Refugee Sustainable Graduation Strategy 2025–2030 aims to transition 50% of refugee households from aid dependency to self-reliance by 2030.
Receipt of humanitarian cash transfers, household food insecurity and the subjective wellbeing of Syrian refugee youth in Jordan
This paper examines whether food security mediates the relationship between receipt of humanitarian cash transfers and subjective wellbeing among Syrian refugee youth in Jordan.
Using Poverty Lines to Measure Refugee Self-Reliance
This paper proposes a novel approach to measuring refugee self-reliance, grounded in global poverty measurement, that focuses on self-earned income. The measure captures the ability to meet physiological and basic material needs independently of aid.
Responsibility Sharing and the Economic Participation of Refugees in Chad
This paper estimates the potential savings in humanitarian aid if Sudanese refugees in Chad are able to realize their economic potential.
The Costs Come before the Benefits: Why Donors Should Invest More in Refugee Autonomy in Uganda
This paper examines the self-reliance of refugees in Uganda and estimates the savings in assistance resulting from their economic inclusion.
Self-reliance and Social Networks: Explaining Refugees’ Reluctance to Relocate from Kakuma to Kalobeyei
This paper investigates why refugees are reluctant to move from the Kakuma refugee camp in Kenya to the new Kalobeyei settlement.
The economic lives of refugees
This article systematically compares 12 distinct refugee subpopulations living in seven refugee camps and three capital cities across Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia.
Climate Change, Inequality, and Human Migration
This paper examines the long-term implications of climate change for migration and inequality. The authors investigate: (i) the scale of climate migration; (ii) the characteristics of climate migrants including their age and educational attainment; (iii) their origins and destinations, including local displacements, migration within their country of origin, or international migration; and (iv) the socio-economic implications of climate migration.