Craig Loschmann is a research fellow at the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance and UNU-MERIT. His research over the years has focused primarily on the causes and consequences of forced migration in the contexts of Afghanistan and the African Great Lakes region. His current interests are in the influence of refugee populations on host communities, and the impact of return in post-conflict settings. Craig has consulted on numerous migration-related projects for organizations like UNHCR, IOM,...

Expertise

Migration processes
Migration consequences (for migrants, sending and receiving countries)
Migration governance
Cross-cutting topics in migration research
Disciplines
Methods
Geographies

Roles

  • Maastricht Graduate School of Governance | UNU-MERIT

    University, Maastricht, Netherlands
    Research Fellow

Research

Is the Education of Local Children Influenced by Living near a Refugee Camp? Evidence from Host Communities in Rwanda

Authors Ozge Bilgili, Craig Loschmann, Sonja Fransen, ...
Year 2019
Journal Name International Migration
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1 Journal Article

Revisiting the motivations behind remittance behaviour: Evidence of debt-financed migration from Afghanistan

Authors Craig Loschmann, Melissa Siegel
Year 2015
Journal Name MIGRATION LETTERS
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2 Journal Article

Suggested Research

The labor market reintegration of returned refugees in Afghanistan

Authors Craig Loschmann, Katrin Marchand
Year 2021
Journal Name Small Business Economics
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1 Journal Article

The root causes of movement: Exploring the determinants of irregular migration from Afghanistan

Authors Craig Loschmann, Katie Kuschminder, Melissa Siegel
Year 2017
Book Title A Long Way to Go: Irregular Migration Patterns, Processes, Drivers and Decision-making
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2 Book Chapter

Considering the benefits of hosting refugees: evidence of refugee camps influencing local labour market activity and economic welfare in Rwanda

Authors Craig Loschmann, Özge Bilgili, Melissa Siegel
Year 2019
Journal Name IZA Journal of Development and Migration
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3 Journal Article

How do refugees affect social life in host communities? The case of Congolese refugees in Rwanda

Authors Veronika Fajth, Özge Bilgili, Craig Loschmann, ...
Year 2019
Journal Name Comparative Migration Studies
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4 Journal Article
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