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Refugee Economies Programme

Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, 2016 - 2018
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Reference ID
JDC_EHAGL_econ_prog_2024
Producer(s)
University of Oxford, Refugee Studies Centre
Collections
East and Horn of Africa Other organizations
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Sep 30, 2024
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Oct 03, 2024
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  • Identification
  • Version
  • Scope
  • Coverage
  • Producers and sponsors
  • Sampling
  • Survey instrument
  • Data collection
  • Data Access
  • Contacts
  • Metadata production

    • Identification

    Survey ID number

    JDC_EHAGL_econ_prog_2024
    Title

    Refugee Economies Programme
    Country
    Name Country code
    Kenya KEN
    Uganda UGA
    Ethiopia ETH
    Study type

    Sample Frame, Households [sf/hh]
    Abstract

    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

    Kind of Data

    Sample survey data [ssd]
    Unit of Analysis

    Household

    Version

    Version Description

    v2.1: Edited, cleaned, and anonymised data.
    Version Date

    2024-09-30

    Scope

    Notes

    The scope includes:

    • income
    • expenditure
    • assets
    • health
    • education
    • migration
    • attitudes
    Topics
    Topic
    Protection
    Health
    Education
    Keywords
    Refugee Economies Kenya Uganda Ethiopia Cross-country 2024 Household Survey Economic Lives

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    Kenya (Kakuma, Nairobi), Uganda (Nakivale, Kampala), Ethiopia (Dollo Ado, Addis Ababa)
    Universe

    All refugee households residing in the survey areas from Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia between 2016 and 2018.

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name
    University of Oxford, Refugee Studies Centre

    Sampling

    Sampling Procedure

    Various sampling strategies applied for each survey.

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The questionnaire covered socio-economic indicators, including income, expenditure, assets, health, education, migration, and attitudes.

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End
    2016-01-01 2018-12-31
    Mode of data collection
    • Face-to-face [f2f]
    Data Collectors
    Name
    University of Oxford, Refugee Studies Centre
    Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC)
    Administration for Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA)
    Relief Society of Tigray
    ZOA
    Women and Pastoralist Youth Development Organization
    Data Collection Notes

    Data was collected via face-to-face interviews using structured questionnaires.

    Data Access

    Citation requirements

    University of Oxford, Refugee Studies Centre (2024). Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia: Refugee Economies Programme. Accessed from: https://microdata.unhcr.org

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email
    Olivier Sterck University of Antwerp olivier.sterck@uantwerpen.be
    Jade Siu University of Oxford jade.siu@qeh.ox.ac.uk
    Curation team UNHCR dencomdl@unhcr.org

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    JDC_EHAGL_econ_prog_2024
    Producers
    Name
    UNHCR
    Date of Metadata Production

    2024-09-30
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