Integrating Immigrants: The Impact of Restructuring Active Labor Market Programs

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Sarvimaki, Matti; Hamalainen, Kari
• 署名单位: Aalto University; VATT Institute for Economic Research
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF LABOR ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0734-306X
• DOI: 10.1086/683667
• 发表日期: 2016
• 页码: 479-508
• 关键词: language; earnings; identification; Caseworkers; experience; bandwidth; speaking; fluency

摘要

We examine the impact of restructuring active labor market programs for unemployed immigrants in Finland. Exploiting a discontinuity in the phase-in rules of the reform, we find that it increased compliers' cumulative earnings by 47% over a 10-year follow-up period. We attribute these improvements to a more efficient use of existing resources. The reform did not affect total days in training, but it did modify the content toward training specifically designed for immigrants.