Matthew D. Bird’s research examines how critical and dynamic capabilities influence the decisions individuals and organizations make to advance what they perceive as human development, with focus on migration, financial inclusion, education, and transitional justice. This framework guides his applied research, which evaluates via randomized trials and other quasi-experimental methods how social interventions help actors make more autonomous decisions when facing an arc of political and economic possibilities.<\/p>\n
Professor Bird leverages this expertise to consult or collaborate on projects in partnership with governments, foundations, and multilateral organizations including the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), World Food Programme, Sparkassen Stiftung, International Red Cross, Sesame Street Workshop, and the national governments of Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, and Uganda.<\/p>\n
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Tuesday, January 23, 2024<\/p>
Authors: Marta Castro Padr\u00f3n and Luisa Feline Freier The Latin America region is facing several complex emergencies, including the internal and regional impacts of the crisis in Venezuela, the humanitarian consequences of the resurgent armed conflict in Colombia, persistent high levels of generalised violence across Central America and Mexico,... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div> Saturday, December 9, 2023<\/p> Last week, it was my privilege to accompany the twelve IDRC Research Chairs on Forced Displacement to the 2023 Global Refugee Forum (GRF) in Geneva. Organized by UNHCR, the goal of the GRF is to get member states to make pledges to help refugees, both within their countries and abroad. In the past,... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div> Saturday, August 12, 2023<\/p> Peru Chair Luisa Feline Freier writes about Venezuelan migration in the Global South, mostly in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the need for more focus on South-South displacement: Protegiendo a los refugiados en el sur global \u201cDe los 7,3 millones de venezolanos que se han visto obligados a abandonar su pa\u00eds, m\u00e1s del... More<\/span><\/p><\/a><\/div>Global Refugee Forum: the IDRC Research Chairs Demonstrate the Importance of Localization<\/h3>
Luisa Feline Freier: Insights on South-South Displacement<\/h3>