Comparing the Effects of Policies for the Labor Market Integration of Refugees

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Foged, Mette; Hasager, Linea; Peri, Giovanni
• 署名单位: University of Copenhagen; University of California System; University of California Davis
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/728806
• 发表日期: 2024
• 页码: S335-S377
• 关键词: outcomes evidence; ethnic enclaves; immigrants; assimilation; networks; earnings; QUALITY

摘要

This paper reviews, reanalyzes, and extends to the long run the estimated effects of integration polices on the employment probability and earnings of refugees in Denmark. We first describe the dynamics of labor market outcomes of refugees in Denmark. We then find that increased language training and initial placement in strong labor markets improved refugees' long-run labor market outcomes, while cutting initial welfare payments and placing refugees near other refugees did not improve them. Policies focused on matching refugees with occupations experiencing shortages have positive short-run effects, but we cannot yet assess their long-run effects.