Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Arendt, Jacob Nielsen

Titel

Labor market effects of a work-first policy for refugees

Ist Teil von

• Journal of population economics, 2022, Vol.35 (1), p.169-196

Ort / Verlag

Berlin/Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

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Quelle

EBSCOhost Business Source Ultimate

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• This study estimates the labor market effects of a work-first policy aimed at speeding up the labor market integration of refugees. The policy added new requirements for refugees to actively search for jobs and to participate in on-the-job training immediately upon arrival in the host country, Denmark. The requirements were added to an existing policy that emphasizes human capital investments in language training. The results show that the work-first policy speeded up entry into regular jobs for men, but they find work in precarious jobs with few hours. Long-run effects are uncertain since the policy crowds out language investments but raises enrollment in education. The policy had no or very small effects for women, which is partly explained by a lower treatment intensity for women.