Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/278045 
Year of Publication: 
2023
Citation: 
[Journal:] DIW Weekly Report [ISSN:] 2568-7697 [Volume:] 13 [Issue:] 28 [Year:] 2023 [Pages:] 203-214
Publisher: 
Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung (DIW), Berlin
Abstract: 
Millions of Ukrainians have been displaced by the Russian war on Ukraine, with over one million alone coming to Germany since the beginning of the war. Data from the second survey wave of the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Ukrainian Refugees in Germany study show that as of the beginning of 2023, an increasing share of Ukrainian refugees plan on staying in Germany for the longer term. Around three quarters have found private accommodation and a similarly large share have already attended or are currently attending German language courses. Eighteen percent of the 18 to 64 year olds are employed; of the rest, over two thirds intend to start working immediately or within the next year. While almost all refugee children and adolescents of school age are attending a general or vocational school in Germany, only six out of ten children between three and six years old are attending daycare. To increase refugees' social participation and, in light of the high share of mothers among them, childcare options should be improved. This would facilitate participation in integration and language courses as well as the path to employment. In addition, it is crucial to quickly decide on the extension of Ukrainian refugees' right of residence, which is currently limited until March 2024, thus making their legal status more certain and planning possible.
Subjects: 
Ukrainian refugees
labor market participation
income
language acquisition
intention to stay
integration
health of children
child care
JEL: 
D31
I31
J31
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Document Type: 
Article

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