This study is the first empirical analysis to identify the causal effect of a separate preparatory language learning … in secondary school. Our results show that primary school-aged refugees who visit a preparatory class perform … preparatory classes with a focus on language learning. …

Die Migration von Schutzsuchenden nach Deutschland steht nach wie vor im Mittelpunkt der gesellschaftlichen Debatten …

Asylum seekers migrating to Germany remains a hotly debated topic. The second wave of a longitudinal survey of refugees … shows that their integration has progressed significantly, even though some refugees came to Germany in poor health and with … little formal education. Compared to the previous year, refugees' German skills have improved, as have their participation …

Die Migration von Schutzsuchenden nach Deutschland steht nach wie vor im Mittelpunkt der gesellschaftlichen Debatten …

residency to incentivize their labor market attachment and acquisition of local language skills. Contrary to what the reform … intended, the overall employment of those affected decreased while their average language proficiency remained largely … their labor supply. Our findings suggest that stricter permanent residency rules, rather than incentivizing refugees' skill …

residency to incentivize their labor market attachment and acquisition of local language skills. Contrary to what the reform … intended, the overall employment of those affected decreased while their average language proficiency remained largely … their labor supply. Our findings suggest that stricter permanent residency rules, rather than incentivizing refugees' skill …

a decision process among refugees in Germany and examine the determinants of investment decisions into host country … representative longitudinal survey of recently arrived refugees in Germany. We find that refugees' probability of investing in …-specific credentials such as vocational education. The choice experiment was introduced in the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees (2020), a …

We study the causal effects of previous experience and language skills when newly arrived refugees in Sweden apply for … job openings by means of a field experiment. Applications were sent from randomly assigned fictitious Syrian refugees with … experience in jobs with low skill requirements and completed language training in Swedish to employers advertising low …

This study investigates whether foreign origin teachers causally affect their students language skills in secondary … experience in language learning, bilingual teachers seem exceptionally well-equipped in teaching languages to both native and …