Autor: Wett Valentin
Institución: University of Innsbruck (Austria)
Año: 2024
JEL: F22, J31
Resumen:
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.