Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/225049 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
Memorandum No. 08/2019
Publisher: 
University of Oslo, Department of Economics, Oslo
Abstract: 
Large waves of refugees have arrived in Europe on a regular basis in recent decades. We know little about the impact of labour market policies intended to improve the labour market integration of refugees and their reunited family members. Using rich longitudinal data from Norway of the past 30 years, we study the impact of different labour market programs for refugees and their reunited families. We find no lock-in effects while the program is in process. On the contrary, program participation seems to function as a springboard to working life. Work practice seems to be particularly suitable for refugees to enhance employability while training enhances ordinary education. Wage subsidies do not seem to have the desired impact and can be an indication that it may have been used too early in the integration process.
Subjects: 
refugees
labour market programs
effect evaluation
time-of-event analysis
JEL: 
C41
J22
J61
J68
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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