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2nd Research Conference on Forced Displacement
The JDC’s 2nd Research Conference on Forced Displacement was held on January 20-22, 2022 in partnership with the School of Economics at Universidad de los Andes.
1st Research Conference on Forced Displacement
The JDC partnered with the Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) and Middle East Initiative (MEI) at Harvard University, Population Studies and Training Center at Brown University and World Bank’s Development Economics Research Group, to host its 1st Research Conference on Forced Displacement on January 16-18, 2020 at the UN City in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Anonymization and Aggregation Workshop: De-identification & Access to Microdata
A two-day workshop was organized in May in conjunction with the Government of Estonia to advance anonymization and aggregation practices as a first step in establishing a campaign to make UNHCR’s registration data more accessible.
JDC Spotlight Session on Data and Evidence at the Global Refugee Forum 2019: Improving Refugee Response Through Evidence.
The Center held a session on data and evidence at the 2019 Global Refugee Forum.
Seminar on Labor Market Interventions
The JDC, in March 2020, held a seminar titled “A Market for Work Permits” with Martin Ravallion, Edmond D. Villani Professor of Economics, Georgetown University.
Seminar on Perception Surveys among Displaced Populations
The JDC held a seminar on Perception Surveys among Displaced Populations – Lessons Learned and Innovations, with Phuong Pham and Patrick Vinck of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative.
Webinar on Identifying Refugees
The Joint Data Center hosted a seminar with Professor Guy Grossman based on his new paper published with co-authors Christopher Blair and Jeremy Weinstein.
Blogs and Special Features
Decades of division and conflict have left the Central African Republic (CAR) with severe development challenges and entrenched poverty among its population. Almost 7 out of 10 Central Africans live on less than $2.15 (2017 PPP) per day, and more than half cannot afford to feed themselves adequately even if they devote their entire household budget to food.