This paper evaluates an ambitious and newly designed program for increased integration in Sweden. The purpose of the … program is to help newly arrived, low-educated refugees into employment. The program includes four main components: (1 …

This paper evaluates an ambitious and newly designed program for increased integration in Sweden. The purpose of the … program is to help newly arrived, low-educated refugees into employment. The program includes four main components: (1 …

In this study, we evaluate the effectiveness of the participation of refugees in integration programmes intended to … help them gain employment. The specific programmes considered are the Competence Check programme and the Integration Year … programme that were introduced in Austria around the time of the 2015 crisis, when refugees poured from the Middle East into the …

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 surveys show a positive and significant treatment effect of 13 … percentage points on employment after twelve months. These effects are concentrated among low-educated refugees and those facing …

concern about the labour market integration of these newcomers. This paper investigates whether integration policy may improve … refugees' labour market performance. Specifically, we examine the employment effects of the 2010 reform of the introduction … program (known as IP), and how the effects vary depending on refugees' educational attainment. Given that the eligibility for …

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 surveys show a positive and significant treatment effect of 13 … percentage points on employment after twelve months. These effects are concentrated among low-educated refugees and those facing …

of policy failures in the labour market integration of migrants to Sweden from the perspectives of bureaucrats working at … Swedish labour market integration policy has failed in its objectives. This article examines the reasons for the persistence … the Swedish integration policy. The data is derived from official documents and semi-structured interviews with public …

countries should put into place to support their integration. Yet, knowledge about the links between integration policy and … comprehensive integration policy reform in Switzerland, and using survey data from the Health Monitoring of the Swiss Migrant …