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Forced migrants: Labour market integration and entrepreneurship

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  • Sak, Güven
  • Kaymaz, Timur
  • Kadkoy, Omar
  • Kenanoglu, Murat

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In 2015, worldwide forced displacement was at its highest recorded level, surpassing 65 million. Out of this number, nearly 20 million people are those who fled their countries of origin to seek refuge in third countries. International responsibility sharing in terms of hosting the historical levels of refugee flows has so far been inadequate. Today, lower- and upper-middle income countries host 65 percent of the world's refugees, mostly in urban settings. Whereas refugee camps provide access to basic needs such as shelter, food and healthcare, displaced individuals living in urban settings have to sustain their needs through their own means. In turn, this requires access to labor market.

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  • Sak, Güven & Kaymaz, Timur & Kadkoy, Omar & Kenanoglu, Murat, 2018. "Forced migrants: Labour market integration and entrepreneurship," Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal (2007-2020), Kiel Institute for the World Economy, vol. 12, pages 1-13.
    • Handle: RePEc:zbw:ifweej:201832
    DOI: 10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2018-32
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    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers

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