Refugee Economies Programme

Between 2016-2021, the Refugee Economies Programme undertook research on the economic lives of refugees. The aim was to make an evidence-based contribution to the ways in which governments, international organisations, NGOs, and businesses support the socio-economic inclusion of refugees. The survey collected data on income, expenditure, assets, health, education, migration, attitudes, and more, enabling us to explore a series of correlations. Drawing on this dataset, we have been able to explore themes such as the role of development indicators in influencing refugees’ mobility choices and the determinants of variation in refugees’ income levels. It has also allowed us to theorize a broader set of questions such as what is economically distinctive about refugees. This cross-sectional dataset contains data on refugees only. It combines household survey data from six separate data collection exercises: 2016: Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya 2017: Nairobi, Kenya 2018: Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda 2018: Kampala, Uganda 2018: Dollo Ado Refugee Camp, Ethiopia 2018: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia