Theresa Beltramo
UNHCR Senior Economist
Theresa Beltramo is a Senior Economist for the Middle East North Africa (MENA) Bureau and previously was the Senior Economist/ Head of Research and Analytics within the UNHCR’s Division of Resilience and Solutions. A Ph.D. and Masters in Economics, she has nearly two decades experience as a senior advisor and project manager for multilateral organizations, private companies and academic institutions contributing to the design, implementation and evaluation of public policies and programmes. Her research covers topics in development economics, behavioral economics, welfare and social protection resulting in numerous economics journal publications.
Theresa is currently also an academic fellow at the University of Geneva School of Economics and Management and has ongoing research projects in countries in Africa and Asia related to a wide range of topics in development economics including optimal targeting of assistance, impact evaluations of development and humanitarian programs, innovative ways to measure multidimensional poverty in forcibly displaced settings, and longitudinal panel survey across refugees and hosts.
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Blog posts by Theresa
Understanding the new Malian refugees in Mauritania: a path forward amid growing challenges
Refugees enjoy better integration when they and their hosts are more financially secure
Collecting data on the forcibly displaced is essential for better inclusion
Understanding successful social and economic integration – an example from Uganda
Rapid phone surveys in Kenya show disproportionately negative impact on refugees
COVID-19 socioeconomic impact worsens for refugees in Uganda
After three decades, how are refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp faring?
Compounding misfortunes – refugee women and girls lose even more ground during the COVID-19 pandemic
Beneficiaries of monitored livelihoods programmes see gains in employment, income and savings