This section features academic publications and policy briefs produced by the research team with data from the VenRePS Adults and Kids surveys.
These works present rigorous empirical evidence on the effects of legal status on Venezuelan migrants' and the Colombian society.
Fertility Responses to Regularization Programs Evidence From Forced Venezuelan Migrants in Colombia
How do regularization programs shape the fertility of forced migrants? Using data from a unique panel study...
Least Protected, Most Affected: Impacts of Migration Regularization Programs on Pandemic Resilience
How can regularization programs improve forced migrants' resilience to shocks? We leverage panel data collected during the COVID-19 pandemic...
Thriving beyond Borders? Understanding Refugee Children’s Life Outcomes
By 2023, more than 108 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide, with children under 18 constituting 45 percent...
Longitudinal Survey of Forced Migrant Children from Venezuela
Forced displacement is a global development issue. It is estimated that by early 2021, there were more than 110 million displaced people...
Insights from Evidence on Colombia's Regularization Programs for Venezuelan Forced Migrants
Colombia's regularization of 2.8 million Venezuelan forced migrants, about 5% of its population, improved migrant well-being without negatively..
Electoral Effects of Integrating Forced Migrants: Evidence from a Southern Country
How does easing the economic integration of forced migrants affect native voting behaviors in the Global South? This paper assesses how...
Protecting the Vulnerable: How Migrant Regularization Reduces Crime and Empowers Women
By 2023, more than 108 million people were forcibly displaced worldwide, with children under 18 constituting 45 percent...
Give me your tired and your poor: Impact of a large-scale amnesty program for undocumented refugees
We study the labor market impacts of the Permiso Especial de Permanencia program, the largest migratory amnesty program...
Life Out of the Shadows: The Impacts of Regularization Programs on the Lives of Forced Migrants
We examine the well-being effects of a regularization program offered to half a million Venezuelan forced migrants in Colombia...
