We study the causal effects of previous experience and language skills when newly arrived refugees in Sweden apply for … job openings by means of a field experiment. Applications were sent from randomly assigned fictitious Syrian refugees with … experience in jobs with low skill requirements and completed language training in Swedish to employers advertising low …

We analyze an immigration reform in Denmark that tightened refugee immigrants' eligibility criteria for permanent … residency to incentivize their labor market attachment and acquisition of local language skills. Contrary to what the reform … intended, the overall employment of those affected decreased while their average language proficiency remained largely …

We analyze an immigration reform in Denmark that tightened refugee immigrants' eligibility criteria for permanent … residency to incentivize their labor market attachment and acquisition of local language skills. Contrary to what the reform … intended, the overall employment of those affected decreased while their average language proficiency remained largely …

unemployed. Using data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees, this study investigates the contributing factors for refugee … within the family are barriers to women’s labor market integration. Nevertheless, the share of employed refugee women has …The majority of refugee women who arrived in Germany during the peak of the refugee crisis between 2013 and 2019 are …

Labour market integration of refugees represents a key challenge for policy makers and has emerged as one of the most … laboratory for European policy. The natural experiment of placing refugees randomly across different language regions causes … as (costly) language courses. While random assignment of refugees may be desirable for other reasons, it is detrimental …

shows that their integration has progressed significantly, even though some refugees came to Germany in poor health and with …Asylum seekers migrating to Germany remains a hotly debated topic. The second wave of a longitudinal survey of refugees … little formal education. Compared to the previous year, refugees’ German skills have improved, as have their participation …

We evaluate a Danish reform focused on improving Danish language training for those granted refugee status on or after … effect emerged after completion of language classes and was accompanied by additional schooling and higher probability of … working in communication-intensive jobs, suggesting that language training, rather than other minor aspects of the reform …