The study’s sources of data and analysis -- Holistic and interdisciplinary initiatives -- Initiatives based on an empowerment approach -- How the study was conducted -- References -- Introduction -- Employment efforts for refugees in Reykjavik, Iceland -- Vocational assessment initiatives --...

Research design: data and methods -- Descriptive analysis of employment and enrolment in education -- Descriptive analysis of participants in integration programmes -- The Oaxaca decomposition -- Participants in the Scandinavian integration programmes -- Hypotheses: discussion -- Explaining...

We provide an overview of the integration of refugees into the labor markets of a number of high-income countries. Discussing the ways in which refugees and economic migrants are differently selected and so might be expected to perform differently in a host country's labor market, we examine...

We conducted a field experiment to evaluate the impact of job-search assistance on the employment of recently arrived refugees in Germany. The treatment group received job-matching support: an NGO identified suitable vacancies and sent the refugees' CVs to employers. Results of follow-up phone...

Refugees hosted across the developed world often work in low-quality jobs, regardless of education previously attained in their country of origin. In this paper, I analyse the long-term value of formal host-country education for refugees using the example of forcefully displaced Bosnians who...