A considerable amount of research has been conducted on the topic of migration and
remittances over the last few years. Early studies on immigration policy assumed that …

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 …

China and India's new-found interest in trade and investment with Africa-home to 300 million
of the globe's poorest people and the world's most formidable development challenge …

* Contains an overview of refugee experiences stressing the active roles they play in
sha** their lives* Proposes a model for a policy that increases refugees' ability to support …

This article examines the legal status and economic livelihoods of refugees in Nairobi,
focusing on Somalis, the largest urban population residing in the city. The results of the …

Remittances are an important strand in the relationship between migration and socio-
economic change in migrants' countries of origin and there is growing interest in their role in …

The Somali word buufis is commonly used in the Kenyan refugee camps of Dadaab,
referring to a person's dream of resettlement. It is an ambiguous phenomenon, bringing …

The image we have of refugees is one of displacement–from their homes, families and
countries–and yet, refugee settlement is increasingly becoming an experience of living …

Recently, the development initiatives of so-called 'diasporas' have gained the attention of
policy-makers, scholars, NGOs, and migrants themselves. Migrants and 'diasporas' are seen …

In the context of protracted refugee situations, there has been a revival in concern among
policymakers to transcend the so-called humanitarian-development divide and create …