Peer-Reviewed Publications

Chronic Depression, Child Development and Human Capital among the Forcibly Displaced: Evidence from Syrian Refugees. Journal of Development Economics, 2026.

The Syrian Refugee Life Study: First Glance, with Edward Miguel, Bailey Palmer, Sandra Rozo, Sarah Stillman and Abdulrazzak Tamim. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 2022.

Working Papers

Stigma and Social Cover: A Mental Health Care Experiment in Refugee Networks 
AEA Registry | Development Impact Blog

Housing Subsidies for Refugees: Experimental Evidence on Life Outcomes and Social Integration in Jordan, with Abdulrazzak Tamim, I. Bailey Palmer, Edward Miguel, Samuel Leone, Sandra V. Rozo and Sarah Stillman (author order certified random)
NBER Working Paper | AEA Registry | Ethics Appendix

Opportunity Across Borders? Alleviating Barriers to Remote Work for Refugees
with Pablo Acosta, Layane Alhorr and Alice Danon

Conflict, Expectations, and Refugee Human Capital

Selected Work in Progress

The Cognitive and Economic Impacts of Water Scarcity: Intergenerational Evidence from Jordan, with Lydia Assouad and Giulia Buccione

The Dynamics of Syrian Refugee Return After Regime Change, with Edward Miguel, Sandra Rozo and I. Bailey Palmer

Identifying and Changing Stigma as an Informal Institution: Evidence from Adolescent Health, with Dickens Onyango and Stephanie Bonds

Other Publications

The Syrian Situation: Host Country Effects and the Prospects for Return, with Zara Sarzin. World Bank–UNHCR Joint Data Center Digest (Eleventh Issue), 2026.