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Refugee Integration: A Worthwile Investment

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  • Stefan Bach
  • Herbert Brücker
  • Peter Haan
  • Agnese Romiti
  • Kristina van Deuverden
  • Enzo Weber

Abstract

The initial fiscal costs associated with refugee integration are quite high—but as more and more refugees join the labor force, a reduction in ongoing welfare costs and an increase in government revenue will result. Against this background, the Institute for Employment Research (IAB) in Nuremberg and DIW Berlin conducted a joint investigation (funded by the German Federal Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs) into the overall economic and fiscal impacts of investing in the labor market integration of the refugees who arrived in Germany in 2015. The results show that investing in refugees’ language skills and educational qualifications promises high returns.

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  • Stefan Bach & Herbert Brücker & Peter Haan & Agnese Romiti & Kristina van Deuverden & Enzo Weber, 2017. "Refugee Integration: A Worthwile Investment," DIW Economic Bulletin, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, vol. 7(3/4), pages 33-43.
    • Handle: RePEc:diw:diwdeb:2017-3-1
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    1. Ghazal Zalkat & Henrik Barth & Lubna Rashid, 2024. "Refugee entrepreneurship motivations in Sweden and Germany: a comparative case study," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 63(1), pages 477-499, June.
    2. Enzo Weber & Roland Weigand, 2018. "Identifying macroeconomic effects of refugee migration to Germany," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 38(2), pages 852-862.
    3. Nico Stöckmann, 2017. ""The Impact of Refugees on Per Capita Income" A Gravity Model Approach," Working Papers CIE 99, Paderborn University, CIE Center for International Economics.
    4. Shamsuddin,Mrittika & Acosta,Pablo Ariel & Battaglin Schwengber,Rovane & Fix,Jedediah Rooney & Pirani,Nikolas, 2021. "Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants in Brazil," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9797, The World Bank.
    5. Britta Rude, 2020. "Geflüchtete Kinder und Covid-19: Corona als Brennglas vorhandener Problematiken," ifo Schnelldienst, ifo Institute - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research at the University of Munich, vol. 73(12), pages 46-57, December.

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    Keywords

    Refugees; migration; labor market integration; budget impact;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education

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