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Fast-Tracked Jobs Help Asylum Seekers Integrate Faster

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  • Abbiati, Giovanni

    (University of Brescia)

  • Battistin, Erich

    (University of Maryland)

  • Monti, Paola

    (Fondazione Rodolfo DeBenedetti)

  • Pinotti, Paolo

    (Bocconi University)

Abstract

We evaluate a labor market integration program that fast-tracked asylum seekers into the Italian labor market through personalized job mentoring, placement assistance, and on-the-job training. Leveraging randomized assignment across reception centers and individual-level administrative records, we find effects on employment rates of $10$ percentage points, or $30\%$ over the baseline, over a 18-month period. The program also improved job quality through increased access to fixed-term and open-ended contracts. Subsidized internships were a critical pathway to transitioning participants into standard employment. Survey data indicate that these effects reflect a net increase in employment, rather than a shift from informal to formal jobs. We also document broader benefits on socioeconomic integration, including language proficiency and social networks with native Italians.

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  • Abbiati, Giovanni & Battistin, Erich & Monti, Paola & Pinotti, Paolo, 2025. "Fast-Tracked Jobs Help Asylum Seekers Integrate Faster," IZA Discussion Papers 17859, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17859
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    Keywords

    job mentoring; labor market integration; asylum seekers; socioeconomic integration;
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • D04 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Policy: Formulation; Implementation; Evaluation
    • C90 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - General

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