Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/207419 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
IZA Discussion Papers No. 12594
Publisher: 
Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn
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.
Subjects: 
labour market policy
employment
refugees
JEL: 
J62
J68
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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