Comparing the Effects of Policies for the Labor Market Integration of Refugees
回顾、重新分析并扩展了丹麦难民融入政策对就业概率和收入的长期影响,发现加强语言培训和初始安置在强劲劳动力市场能改善长期结果,而削减福利或就近安置则无效。
This paper reviews, reanalyzes, and extends to the long run the estimated effects of integration polices on the employment probability and earnings of refugees in Denmark. We first describe the dynamics of labor market outcomes of refugees in Denmark. We then find that increased language training and initial placement in strong labor markets improved refugees’ long-run labor market outcomes, while cutting initial welfare payments and placing refugees near other refugees did not improve them. Policies focused on matching refugees with occupations experiencing shortages have positive short-run effects, but we cannot yet assess their long-run effects.