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The Costs Come before the Benefits: Why Donors Should Invest More in Refugee Autonomy in Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorAtamanov, Aziz
dc.contributor.authorHoogeveen, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorReese, Benjamin
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-29T14:47:14Z
dc.date.available2024-01-29T14:47:14Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-29
dc.description.abstractWhen host countries allow refugees to earn income, two main groups benefit: refugees, who become financially autonomous, and international institutions that can reduce the humanitarian aid that would otherwise be needed to support refugees. Uganda is one of the more progressive countries when it comes to promoting the financial independence of refugees and shifting from humanitarian aid to development ways of working. This note considers how successful refugees in Uganda have been in becoming financially independent and estimates how assistance has been saved due to these efforts at economic inclusion. Using the international poverty line of US$2.15 in 2017 purchasing power parities to proxy the costs of basic needs, the results suggest that the amount of total aid needed was reduced by almost 45 percent. They also show that many refugees live in poverty, implying that the present combination of aid and work is inadequate to assure a decent standard of living. While more assistance is needed in the short run, reductions in development assistance are feasible but require upfront investments in refugee earning capacity to realize them.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099825401222436103/IDU16a019d351e7a014fca1a36d11e801ee4a2d0
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10679
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40974
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers; 10679
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectHUMANITARIAN AID
dc.subjectSELF-RELIANCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET INCLUSION
dc.subjectFINANCIAL INCLUSION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE NEED
dc.subjectDISPLACEMENT
dc.titleThe Costs Come before the Benefitsen
dc.title.subtitleWhy Donors Should Invest More in Refugee Autonomy in Ugandaen
dc.typeWorking Paper
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okr.crossref.titleThe Costs Come before the Benefits: Why Donors Should Invest More in Refugee Autonomy in Uganda
okr.date.disclosure2024-01-22
okr.date.lastmodified2024-01-22T00:00:00Zen
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica Eastern and Southern (AFE)
okr.region.countryUganda
okr.sectorSocial Protection,Other Education
okr.topicCommunities and Human Settlements::Human Migrations & Resettlements
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::International Migration
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Migration and Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Development Economics & Aid Effectiveness
okr.unitEFI-Poverty and Equity-GE (EPVGE)
okr.unitEFI-AFR1-POV-Poverty and Equity (EAEPV)
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