Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/206633 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
DIW Discussion Papers No. 1828
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
Devising appropriate policy measures for the integration of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This paper focuses on the social integration of families seeking asylum in Germany between 2013 and 2016. Exploiting differences in services availability across counties as an exogenous source of variation, we evaluate the effect of early education attendance by refugee children on their parents' integration. We find a significant and substantial positive effect, in particular on the social integration of mothers. The size of the estimate is on average around 52% and is mainly driven by improved language proficiency and employment prospects.
Subjects: 
asylum seekers
refugees
childcare
early education
integration
JEL: 
I26
J13
J15
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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