Fast-Tracked Jobs Help Asylum Seekers Integrate Faster

Giovanni Abbiati (), Erich Battistin, Paola Monti and Paolo Pinotti
Additional contact information
Giovanni Abbiati: University of Brescia

No 2512, RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series from Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin)

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.

Keywords: Asylum Seekers; Job Mentoring; Labor Market Integration; SocioeconomicIntegration (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C93 D04 F22 I38 J15 J61 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-lab and nep-ure
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
https://www.rfberlin.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/25012.pdf (application/pdf)

Related works:
Working Paper: Fast-Tracked Jobs Help Asylum Seekers Integrate Faster (2025)
Working Paper: Fast-Tracked Jobs Help Asylum Seekers Integrate Faster (2025)
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:crm:wpaper:2512

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in RFBerlin Discussion Paper Series from Rockwool Foundation Berlin (RF Berlin) Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Moritz Lubczyk () and Matthew Nibloe ().