Occupational Trajectories Among Refugees in Austria: The Role of Co-ethnic and Austrian Social Networks in Job Search.

Autor/in	Leitner, Sandra M.
Institution	Wiener Institut für Internationale Wirtschaftsvergleiche
Titel	Occupational Trajectories Among Refugees in Austria: The Role of Co-ethnic and Austrian Social Networks in Job Search. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Berufliche Werdegänge von Flüchtlingen in Österreich: Die Rolle von co-ethnischen und österreichischen sozialen Netzwerken bei der Arbeitssuche.
Quelle	Wien (2023), 44 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (1); PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei (2) Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	WIIW working paper. 232
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Lebensalter; Determinante; Inländer; Soziales Netzwerk; Arbeitsuche; Berufliche Integration; Berufliche Mobilität; Berufliche Stellung; Berufswechsel; Qualifikation; Arbeitspapier; Aufenthaltsdauer; Auswirkung; Einflussfaktor; Regionaler Faktor; Ethnische Gruppe; Institution; Flüchtling; Herkunftsland; Österreich
Abstract	"This paper analyses occupational trajectories of refugees from their last job in the home country to their first and current jobs in Austria and the role of co-ethnic and Austrian social networks in job search, using data from a large-scale survey of recognized refugees from Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran who have predominantly come to Austria since 2010, thereby covering the strong refugee wave of 2015 2016. The results corroborate a U-shaped pattern, with a sharp initial occupational loss followed by a rather moderate occupational recovery. Although native social networks play no role for occupational changes, co-ethnic social networks - particularly when used as a stand-alone job search strategy - prove detrimental along the entire trajectory. However, co-ethnic social networks are beneficial if used in combination with the Austrian labor market service or NGOs. Some refugees prove particularly vulnerable, such as older refugees or highly educated refugees who undergo more pronounced initial occupational downgrading, with subsequent occupational upgrading either limited or absent." The study refers to the period 2016-2022. (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku)..
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2024/1