Refugee Economic Adaptation
Theory, Evidence, and Implications for Policy and Practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11214333 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miriam Potocky-Tripodi (Florida International University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 63-91 |
| Publication date | 2003-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j079v30n01_04 |
| OpenAlex | W1727878169 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 42 |
| References cited | 24 |
A theoretical model of predictors of refugee economic adaptation was tested using data from a telephone survey of a random sample of Hmong, Somali, and Russian refugees resettled in Minneapolis-St. Paul. The study examined the relative influence of demographic characteristics, flight-related characteristics, host-related characteristics, residency characteristics, acculturation characteristics, and adaptation stresses upon refugees' employment status and estimated earnings. Although previous studies have extensively examined demographic and residency characteristics, the relative influence of the other factors has not been comprehensively investigated. Multivariate analyses indicated that across the different refugee groups, the model explained 34–44% of the variance in employment status and 12–26% of the variance in estimated earnings. Consistent with previous findings, demographic characteristics, in particular, education, gender, and household composition, had the largest effects on the indicators of economic adaptation. The remaining factors had relatively small effects. The implications for refugee resettlement theory, policy, practice, and future research are discussed in light of these and previous findings
Acculturation · Demographic economics · Earnings · Economics · Geography · Immigration · Refugee · Sample (material · Sociology · Somali · Variance (accounting · Demography · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Psychology
International Migration and Social Work
Migration and Disruptions
Unveiling the Canvas Ceiling
Explaining the Refugee Gap
The Survival Job Trap
Constructing Gender
Acculturation Preferences, Ethnic and Religious Identification and the Socio-Economic Adaptation of Russian-Speaking Immigrants in Belgium
From First Jobs to Better Pay
Return Intentions Under Temporary Protection
Refugee Resettlement Experiences from Sub-Saharan Africa to the Triad Area of North Carolina
Evaluating the Mental Health Training Needs of Community-based Organizations Serving Refugees
The Living Project of Long-Term Economic Integration Among Resettled Refugees
Labor market situation of refugees in Europe
Transnational fathers
The relationship between social support and acculturative stress from cultural adaptation of people displaced from North Korea to South Korea
Expanding the Transformative Explanatory Sequential Mixed Methods Design Archetype in a Cross-Cultural Context
The role of length of asylum procedure and legal status in the labour market integration of refugees in Germany
An improvement proposal
The Economic Contribution of Humanitarian Settlers in Australia
Comparing Labor Market Trajectories of Refugee Women to Other Immigrant and Native-Born Women in the United States
Factors Associated with Poverty among Refugees in the United States
Extended Case Management Services Among Resettled Refugees in the United States
Institutional Structures of Opportunity in Refugee Resettlement
Predicting Meaningful Employment for Refugees
Temporality, refugees, and housing
Health Literacy and Refugee Women During the Covid-19 Pandemic
From Refuge to Riches? An Analysis of Refugees’ Wage Assimilation in the United States 1
From Refuge to Riches? An Analysis of Refugees’ Wage Assimilation in the United States 1
Benefit or Burden? Social Capital, Gender, and the Economic Adaptation of Refugees
Race, Gender, and Nativity in the Southwest Economy
The Involvement of Social Workers in Fundraising
The Role of Social Capital in Immigrant and Refugee Economic Adaptation
Community context matters
The role of cultural pressures and group favouritism in shaping Syrian refugees’ identity in the Jordanian work environment
Centering community in Covid-19 responses
Financial Challenges and Capacity among African Refugees in the Southern USA
The Evolution of the Returns to Schooling for Refugees and Other Immigrants in the United States
Financial Stress and Depression Among African Refugees in the Southern United States
Employment Prospects of Humanitarian Migrants in Australia
The Importance of Resources and Security in the Socio-Economic Integration of Refugees. A Study on the Impact of Length of Stay in Asylum Accommodation and Residence Status on Socio-Economic Integration for the Four Largest Refugee Groups in the Netherlands
"Making Do" in the Land of Opportunity-a Quantitative Exploration of the Economic Integration of Refugees in Utah
Predictors of Living in Precarious Housing Among Immigrants Accessing Housing Support Services
Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences
Predictors of economic status of Southeast Asian refugees
The Economic Integration of Refugees in Developing Countries
Soviet Jews in the United States
Problems and Prospects of Studying Immigrant Adaptation from the 1990 Population Census
Employment Retention, Area of Origin and Type of Social Support among Refugees in the Chicago Area
Labor Force Participation, Household Composition and Sponsorship among Southeast Asian Refugees
Sponsorship and Employment Status among Indochinese Refugees in the United States
Sponsorship and Employment Status among Indochinese Refugees in the United States
Employment Retention, Area of Origin and Type of Social Support among Refugees in the Chicago Area
Soviet Jews in the United States
The Economic Adjustment of Recently Arrived Bosnian, Afghan and Iraqi Refugees in Sydney, Australia
Immigrant Economic Adjustment and Family Organization
Problems and Prospects of Studying Immigrant Adaptation from the 1990 Population Census
All under One Roof
Labor Force Participation, Household Composition and Sponsorship among Southeast Asian Refugees
Immigrant Economic Adjustment and Family Organization
Psychological and Economic Adaptation of Iraqi Adult Male Refugees
Micro and Macro Determinants of Refugee Economic Status
Predictors of Refugee Economic Status
The Relationship between Trauma and Financial and Physical Well-Being Among Cambodians in the United States
Unwelcome Immigrants
| Citations per year | 1.91 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Highly cited | No |