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BRIEF

How Global Businesses Can Improve Refugee Labor Market Access—and Why They Should
October 09, 2018
Many of the world’s 25 million refugees spend years struggling to provide for themselves or contribute fully to their host economies because they are legally barred from working or owning businesses. Granting refugees formal labor market access unlocks a range of benefits—for refugees, h...
WORKING PAPER

The Economic and Fiscal Effects of Granting Refugees Formal Labor Market Access - Working Paper 496
Michael Clemens et al.
October 09, 2018
There are over 25 million refugees in the world today and most of them—especially those in developing countries—do not have formal labor market access (LMA). Granting refugees formal LMA has the potential to create substantial benefits for refugees and their hosts.
BRIEF

The Economic and Fiscal Effects of Granting Refugees Formal Labor Market Access (Brief)
Michael Clemens et al.
October 09, 2018
Refugees can be immense economic contributors to the host communities where they settle, but to maximize their contributions, refugees need formal labor market access.
Blog Post

Racers, Plodders, and Strugglers: How Do African Businesses Respond to Unreliable Electricity?

Vijaya Ramachandran
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Todd Moss
August 20, 2018
While energy advocates have mostly focused on the 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa that lack access to electricity at home, the region’s power shortages are especially damaging to firms. Companies across the continent suffer from unreliable power supplies, affecting productivity, emplo...