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Pathways to Integration: The Effect of Apprenticeships in Understaffed Professions on Refugee Employment

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  • Wett Valentin

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This paper investigates the impact of a targeted apprenticeship policy on the labor market integration of Afghan asylum seekers in Austria, using a fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design. The policy allows asylum seekers to engage in apprenticeships in understaffed professions during their asylum process. The analysis uncovers substantial effects, with participants being employed for an additional 935 days and earning €67,759 more over five years compared to non-participants. Additionally, the program significantly reduces welfare dependency, lowering welfare receipt in general by 26 months and reliance on Basic Subsistence Support by 27.5 months. There is no effect on the probability of remaining insured in Austria.

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  • Wett Valentin, 2024. "Pathways to Integration: The Effect of Apprenticeships in Understaffed Professions on Refugee Employment," Asociación Argentina de Economía Política: Working Papers 4772, Asociación Argentina de Economía Política.
    • Handle: RePEc:aep:anales:4772
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    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • J31 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs - - - Wage Level and Structure; Wage Differentials

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