Vittorio Bruni
BA, MSc
Researcher and Fieldwork Coordinator, Refugee Economies Programme
Vittorio is a final-year DPhil candidate in Migration Studies at the University of Oxford and an ESRC Scholar with an Advanced Quantitative Methods award. His research lies at the intersection of development economics, public policy, and migration with a focus on experimental and quasi-experimental methods.
His doctoral project investigates humanitarian aid reductions and informal credit systems in refugee camps, analysing how these dynamics shape both household strategies and local markets. Alongside his doctoral work, he has been a teaching assistant for the MSc in Migration Studies’ quantitative methods course for four years, and he currently serves as Researcher and Fieldwork Coordinator with the Refugees Economic Programme, overseeing large-scale data collection in displacement settings.
He also brings seven years of experience with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), where he led primary research on migration and displacement across South and Central Asia.
Vittorio holds an MSc in Public Policy and Human Development from UNU-MERIT/Maastricht University and a BA in Development Economics from the University of Florence.
Recent publications
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What happens when aid is cut to a large refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture
Other
Olivier Sterck and Vittorio Bruni, (2025), The Conversation
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The welfare and market effects of delays in humanitarian assistance
Working paper
Vittorio Bruni and Olivier Sterck, (2025), CSAE Working Paper series
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What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed?
Other
Vittorio Bruni and Olivier Sterck, (2025), VoxDev blog
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Refugee Debt and Livelihoods in Northern Kenya
Report
Vittorio Bruni et al, (2024)