Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Wett Valentin
Author-Name-First: Valentin
Author-Name-Last: Wett
Title: Pathways to Integration: The Effect of Apprenticeships in Understaffed Professions on Refugee Employment
Abstract: 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.
Length:  32 pages
Creation-Date:  2024-11
File-URL: https://aaep.org.ar/works/works2024/4772.pdf
File-Format: Application/pdf
Number: 4772
Classification-JEL: F22, J31
Handle: RePEc:aep:anales:4772