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Economist | Associate Professor @University of Oxford and @UAntwerp.

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Olivier Sterck @oliviersterck.bsky.social · 21d
“Let everyone get the same, even if it's just a spoonful,” a refugee told us after hearing she would soon be cut off from food assistance.

Our research on aid cuts and targeting just published in The New Humanitarian.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Why it’s a bad idea to triage refugee food aid when everyone's hungry
Blanket food assistance was stopped in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp in August. The impact has been immediate.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
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www.thenewhumanitarian.org/poem/2025/11...
“The weight we carry”
Poet Peter Kidi explores the human cost of aid cuts, and the resilience of refugees living between hunger and hope.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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oxfordcsae.bsky.social
Why it’s a bad idea to triage refugee food aid when everyone's hungry

@oliviersterck.bsky.social writes in @newhumanitarian.bsky.social about effects of cuts to food assistance in Kakuma Refugee Camp.
@odid-qeh.bsky.social @refugeestudies.bsky.social
Why it’s a bad idea to triage refugee food aid when everyone's hungry
Blanket food assistance was stopped in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp in August. The impact has been immediate.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
oliviersterck.bsky.social
“Let everyone get the same, even if it's just a spoonful,” a refugee told us after hearing she would soon be cut off from food assistance.

Our research on aid cuts and targeting just published in The New Humanitarian.

www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Why it’s a bad idea to triage refugee food aid when everyone's hungry
Blanket food assistance was stopped in Kenya’s Kakuma refugee camp in August. The impact has been immediate.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Reposted by Olivier Sterck
iobua.bsky.social
Ready to reimagine sustainability and governance? 🌐
Join these exciting panels at EADI/IOB 2026: “Shaping Sustainable Futures.”
🗓️ Abstract deadline: 21 Dec 2025
📍 Antwerp, Belgium
👉 Details: https://loom.ly/rrhGi2k
#EADI2026 #GlocalSolutions #Inequality #JustTransitions #SustainableFutures
November 3, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Call for abstracts: Harvest Panel:

Hosting Refugees: Glocal Solutions?

📍 @iobua.bsky.social

Conv. by @oliviersterck.bsky.social
www.eadi.org/eadi-events/...
EADI/IOB 2026: Shaping Sustainable Futures: Global Challenges, (G)local Solutions? 29 June – 2 July 2026, Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, Belgium
October 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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josiahmortimer.bsky.social
Some good news.

London is meeting legal limits for toxic NO2 pollution for the first time – almost 200 years earlier than predicted – following the Mayor’s "world leading air pollution policies," City Hall announces.

The Ultra Low Emissions Zone - and similar policies - really do work.
September 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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iobua.bsky.social
The Flemish government’s unexpected decision not to renew IOB’s agreement puts €2.64M funding, 32 jobs, key programmes and global partnerships at risk. Support us! https://bit.ly/saveIOB

#saveIOB #developmentpolicy #developmentpolicy #iobcommunity
September 24, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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oxfordcsae.bsky.social
When aid doesn’t arrive on time, many refugees turn to debt to survive, effectively pledging future aid to buy food for today.

CSAE's @oliviersterck.bsky.social & @odid-qeh.bsky.social's Vittorio Bruni on the cost of ration cuts & delivery delays in Kenya's refugee camps.
August 26, 2025 at 1:23 PM
oliviersterck.bsky.social
Cut to the bone: The cost of ration cuts and delivery delays in Kenya's refugee camps: www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202... (@newhumanitarian.bsky.social)
Cut to the bone: The cost of ration cuts and delivery delays in Kenya's refugee camps
New research demonstrates the overwhelming impact reducing rations has on local camp economies and people’s survival.
www.thenewhumanitarian.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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The truth here is so ever relevant, is so simple and profound. I think I might pop it into my next book. Sharing yet again:
July 30, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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oxfordcsae.bsky.social
🌟NEW CSAE Working Paper 'The Welfare & Market Effects of Delays in Humanitarian Assistance'
✒️ @oliviersterck.bsky.social @uantwerpen.be, @odid-qeh.bsky.social & CSAE, & Vittorio Bruni
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📚Read it there (click ORA Record): www.csae.ox.ac.uk/publication/...
CSAE Working Paper series graphic with red and grey background and document icon. Includes CSAE logo
July 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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oxfordcsae.bsky.social
How do cash transfer programmes affect businesses & prices in a refugee camp?

Listen to @oliviersterck.bsky.social & @antoniadelius.bsky.social discussing the project in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya on the CSAE Research Podcasts series www.csae.ox.ac.uk/cash-transfe...

@oxfordecondept.bsky.social
CASH TRANSFERS AND MICRO-ENTERPRISE PERFORMANCE IN A REFUGEE CAMP IN KENYA PODCAST
CSAE Research Podcast Episode 13
www.csae.ox.ac.uk
June 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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🌍 As global crises multiply, major donors are cutting back—leaving millions without the aid they urgently need. 🚨

theconversation.com/what-happens...

#BusinessAndEconomy
What happens when aid is cut to a large refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture
Aid in contexts like Kakuma should not be treated as optional or discretionary, but as a structural necessity.
theconversation.com
June 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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What happens when aid is cut to a large refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture
theconversation.com/what-happens...
What happens when aid is cut to a large refugee camp? Kenyan study paints a bleak picture
Aid in contexts like Kakuma should not be treated as optional or discretionary, but as a structural necessity.
theconversation.com
June 18, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Reposted by Olivier Sterck
refugeestudies.bsky.social
New research by Vittorio Bruni & @oliviersterck.bsky.social shows that #aid cuts in #refugee camps severely affect food intake and overall welfare, while also straining local food and credit markets.

voxdev.org/topic/instit...
What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed?
Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid ...
voxdev.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Reposted by Olivier Sterck
voxdev.bsky.social
Evidence from Uganda and Ethiopia suggests that host prejudice against refugees increases when refugees are perceived as direct job competitors, but not necessarily when actual competition exists.

Read today's article to learn more:
Main results
June 16, 2025 at 3:05 PM
oliviersterck.bsky.social
🆕What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed?

A 20% aid cut in one of the world's largest refugee camp didn’t just reduce what and how much refugees eat; it also triggered a cascade of effects across households and markets. voxdev.org/topic/instit...

with Vittorio Bruni and @wfp.org
What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed?
Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid ...
voxdev.org
June 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Reposted by Olivier Sterck
samhuckstep.bsky.social
A really interesting and helpful article.

When aid to a refugee camp gets cut/is volatile:

1) Hunger gets worse, especially if disbursement of remaining aid is delayed;
2) The informal credit system collapses;
3) Food prices fall with reduced demand, partly mitigating the aid cut shock
voxdev.bsky.social VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Jun 11
🆕 What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed?

Today on VoxDev, Vittorio Bruni (University of Oxford) & Olivier Sterck (University of Antwerp) demonstrate how aid cuts are having dramatic impacts on food security in one of the world's largest refugee camps: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed?
Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid ...
voxdev.org
June 11, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Reposted by Olivier Sterck
oxfordcsae.bsky.social
"The 20% aid cut in Kakuma didn’t just reduce what & how much refugees eat; it also triggered a cascade of effects across households & markets."

The CSAE's @oliviersterck.bsky.social discusses the impact of aid cuts and delays on people in Kakuma Refugee Camp in Kenya.
voxdev.org/topic/instit...
June 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Reposted by Olivier Sterck
iobua.bsky.social
🆕 What happens when humanitarian #aid is cut or delayed?

New research from a major refugee camp in #Kenya shows sharp impacts on food security, overall welfare, and local markets.

Read more on ‪VoxDev, with Vittorio Bruni & Olivier Sterck (@oliviersterck.bsky.social‬)
🔗 voxdev.org/topic/instit...
Displaced Person camp in Northern Nigeria. © 2018 European Union (photo by Samuel Ochai) [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0]
June 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Reposted by Olivier Sterck
voxdev.bsky.social
New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid cuts have had dramatic impacts on food consumption and security.

Read the full article to learn more:
Impact of aid cuts on prices over time
June 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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voxdev.bsky.social
🆕 What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed?

Today on VoxDev, Vittorio Bruni (University of Oxford) & Olivier Sterck (University of Antwerp) demonstrate how aid cuts are having dramatic impacts on food security in one of the world's largest refugee camps: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed?
Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid ...
voxdev.org
June 11, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Reposted by Olivier Sterck
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As we try to understand the impacts of this year's huge foreign aid cuts, today's article outlines evidence from past episodes of cuts & delays ⤵️

These include dramatic impacts on food consumption, food insecurity & overall welfare, while straining local food & credit markets.
voxdev.bsky.social VoxDev @voxdev.bsky.social · Jun 11
🆕 What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed?

Today on VoxDev, Vittorio Bruni (University of Oxford) & Olivier Sterck (University of Antwerp) demonstrate how aid cuts are having dramatic impacts on food security in one of the world's largest refugee camps: voxdev.org/topic/instit...
What happens when humanitarian aid is cut or delayed?
Humanitarian aid systems are under mounting pressure, with key donors like the US and UK cutting funding despite growing needs. New research in one of the world’s largest refugee camps shows that aid ...
voxdev.org
June 11, 2025 at 10:46 AM