Olivier Sterck
PhD
Associate Professor
Olivier Sterck is Associate Professor and Senior Research Officer. He is the lead economist of the Refugee Economies Programme (REP) at the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC). Before joining the RSC, Olivier was postdoctoral research fellow at the Centre for the Study of African Economies (CSAE) at the University of Oxford. His research is multidisciplinary in scope, building bridges between development economics, health economics, and refugee studies. Olivier's research uses applied econometrics and economic modelling to study refugee economies. With colleagues from the REP, he has been collecting and analysing data on more than 15,000 refugees and members of host populations in Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia. In partnership with the World Food Programme, Olivier has been analysing the impact of various cash transfer models on the socio-economic outcomes of refugee households and refugee businesses in the Kakuma refugee camp and the Kalobeyei settlement.
For a complete list of publications, see his personal website: https://oliviersterck.wordpress.com/
Recent publications
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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)
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The economic lives of refugees
Journal article
Alexander Betts et al, (2024), World Development, 182
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Skilled Worker Visas for Refugees: An Evaluation of the UK's Displaced Talent Mobility Pilot (DTMP)
Report
Nour Moussa and Olivier Sterck, (2024)
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Depression, violence and socioeconomic outcomes among refugees in East Africa: evidence from a multicountry representative survey
Journal article
Julia R Pozuelo et al, (2023), BMJ Mental Health, 26