The Evaluation of Immigration Policies

Ulf Rinne

No 6369, IZA Discussion Papers from Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

Abstract: This chapter summarizes the literature on the evaluation of immigration policies. It brings together two strands of the literature dealing with the evaluation of labor market programs and with the economic integration of immigrants. Next to immigrant selection and settlement policies, there are four types of interventions that aim at improving the economic and social outcomes of immigrants: a) introduction programs, b) language training, c) labor market programs, and d) anti-discrimination policies. The chapter discusses problems associated with the evaluation of such programs, presents methodological approaches to circumvent these problems, and surveys empirical results and findings. It concludes with lessons from previous research and identifies avenues for future research.

Keywords: language training; program evaluation; immigrant selection; settlement policy; introduction programs; discrimination; migration; active labor market policy; integration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 F22 J15 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 30 pages
Date: 2012-02
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Published - published in: Amelie F. Constant and Klaus F. Zimmermann (eds.), International Handbook on the Economics of Migration, Edward Elgar 2013, Cheltenham, UK, and Northampton, USA, Chapter 28, 530-551

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