Does integration policy integrate? The employment effects of Sweden's 2010 reform of the introduction program.

Autor/inn/en	Qi, Haodong; Irastorza, Nahikari; Emilsson, Henrik; Bevelander, Pieter
Institution	Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit
Titel	Does integration policy integrate? The employment effects of Sweden's 2010 reform of the introduction program. Gefälligkeitsübersetzung: Führt Integrationspolitik zur Integration? Die Beschäftigungseffekte der Reform des Etablierungsprogramms in Schweden 2010.
Quelle	Bonn (2019), 23 S. PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Link als defekt meldenVerfügbarkeit
Reihe	IZA discussion paper. 12594
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	online; Monographie
ISSN	2365-9793
Schlagwörter	Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Erfolgskontrolle; Flüchtling; Reformpolitik; Berufliche Integration; Schweden; Qualifikation; Erfolgskontrolle; Reformpolitik; Beschäftigungseffekt; Arbeitsmarktpolitik; Berufliche Integration; Qualifikation; Flüchtling; Schweden
Abstract	"Sweden, like many other European countries, has seen a surge in refugee immigrants over recent years, which raises a concern about the labour market integration of these newcomers. This paper investigates whether integration policy may improve refugees' labour market performance. Specifically, we examine the employment effects of the 2010 reform of the introduction program (known as IP), and how the effects vary depending on refugees' educational attainment. Given that the eligibility for the new IP was exogenously determined by whether the refugee status was granted before or after December 1, 2010, we identify the employment effects by comparing those who participated in the new IP (treatment group), with those who participated in the old IP (control group). Using a triple difference method, we find positive employment effects of the new IP that exacerbate over time. The effects are significant and identical for male refugees, regardless of educational attainment; in contrast, the effects of program participation for refugee women vary by education level, and are greater for high-educated women than that for the low-educated counterparts." (Author's abstract, IAB-Doku).
Erfasst von	Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung, Nürnberg
Update	2020/1