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Ethnic mixing in early childhood: evidence from a randomized field experiment and a structural model
Boucher, Vincent; Tumen, Semih; Vlassopoulos, Michael; … - 2021
We study the social integration of ethnic minority children in the context of an early childhood program conducted in Turkey aimed at preparing 5-year-old native and Syrian refugee children for primary school. We randomly assign children to groups with varying ethnic composition and find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012501215
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No man is an island : trust, trustworthiness, and social capital among Syrian refugees in Germany
El Bialy, Nora; Fraile Aranda, Elisa; Nicklisch, Andreas; … - 2021
We analyze possible links between both trust and trustworthiness among Syrian refugees in Germany in relation to the … refugees' involvement in two different forms of social networking (forming bonding ties with other refugees vs. forming … bridging ties between refugees and Germans). We implement treatment conditions in which Syrian refugees play a trust game …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012424259
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"Tongue tide" : the economics of language offers important lessons for how Europe can best integrate migrants
Chiswick, Barry R. - 2016
This policy analysis discusses issues regarding the migration to Europe of large numbers of immigrants and refugees who …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011516716
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Improving the integration of refugees : an early evaluation of a Swedish reform
Joona, Pernilla Andersson; Lanninger, Alma W.; … - 2015
facilitating and speeding up the integration of refugees and their family into the labor market and the society. From December 1 …, 2010 the reform transferred the responsibility for the integration of newly-arrived refugees from the municipalities to the … was motived by concern over the low employment level and slow integration of refugees. Our approach is to compare the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011387160
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Do refugees with better mental health better integrate? : evidence from the building a new life in Australia longitudinal survey
Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Trong Anh Trinh; Verme, Paolo - 2021
the first study on this topic in the context of Australia, one of the host countries with the largest number of refugees … traumatic experiences of refugees interacted with time as an instrument for refugee mental health. We find that worse mental … employment by 14.1% and labor income by 26.8%. We also find some evidence of adverse impacts of refugees' mental illness on their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012629590
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Skill downgrading among refugees and economic immigrants in Germany : evidence from the Syrian refugee crisis
Nikolov, Plamen; Salarpour Goodarzi, Leila; Titus, David - 2022
examines the determinants of skill downgrading among two types of immigrants - refugees and economic immigrants - in the German … labor markets between 1984 and 2018. We find that refugees downgrade more than economic immigrants, and this discrepancy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013285855
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Do refugees with better mental health better integrate? : evidence from the Building a New Life in Australia longitudinal survey
Dang, Hai-Anh H.; Trong Anh Trinh; Verme, Paolo - 2021
the first study on this topic in the context of Australia, one of the host countries with the largest number of refugees … traumatic experiences of refugees interacted with time as an instrument for refugee mental health. We find that worse mental … employment by 14.1% and labor income by 26.8%. We also find some evidence of adverse impacts of refugees' mental illness on their …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012648444
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Asylum recognition rates in Europe: persecution, policies and performance
Hatton, Timothy J. - 2021
A minority of applicants for asylum in Europe gain some form of recognition as refugees, and this has been a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012698107
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An introduction to the economics of immigration in OECD countries
Edo, Anthony; Ragot, Lionel; Rapoport, Hillel; … - 2020
The share of the foreign-born in OECD countries is increasing, and this article summarizes economics research on the effects of immigration in those nations. Four broad topics are addressed: labor market issues, fiscal questions, the political economy of immigration, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012295298
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Reforming the integration of refugees : the Swedish experience
Andersson Joona, Pernilla; Lanninger, Alma W.; … - 2016
establishment of refugees and their family. From December 1, 2010 the reform transferred the responsibility for the integration of … newly‐arrived refugees from the municipalities to the government funded Public Employment Service through which those … employment level and slow integration of refugees. Our approach is to compare the outcomes of the Treatment group, which took …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011572024