after May 1997. The results suggest that the program strongly increased the employment and earnings of immigrants and … evaluating the effects of an integration program for immigrants to Finland. The program consists of an individualized sequence of … training and subsidized employment. Non-compliance is sanctioned by reductions in welfare benefits. Our empirical strategy …

This paper shows that an integration policy aimed at unemployed adult immigrants generated positive spillovers for … integration plans - a new approach for allocating unemployed immigrants to active labor market policies. We find that parents … employment, education, or training. Our examination of potential mechanisms suggests that integration plans increased parents …

after May 1997. The results suggest that the program strongly increased the employment and earnings of immigrants and … evaluating the effects of an integration program for immigrants to Finland. The program consists of an individualized sequence of … training and subsidized employment. Non-compliance is sanctioned by reductions in welfare benefits. Our empirical strategy …

show that immigrants from country-of-origin groups that have lower social costs to participation, as measured by past SSDI … participation rates for their origin group, are more sensitive to economic downturns than immigrants from high cost groups. We …

This paper extends the analysis of the acquisition of destination language proficiency among immigrants by explicitly … duration of residence, the higher the level of education, and for immigrants not from Asia. Large positive correlations in the …

. After three years, the full recognition of immigrants' foreign qualifications increases their employment rates by 24 …In this paper, we analyze how the formal recognition of immigrants' foreign occupational qualifications affects their … information to their administrative records, allowing us to observe immigrants at monthly intervals before, during and after their …

This paper extends the analysis of the acquisition of destination language proficiency among immigrants by explicitly … duration of residence, the higher the level of education, and for immigrants not from Asia. Large positive correlations in the …

Self-employment constitutes a vital part of the economy since entrepreneurs can provide not only employment for … themselves but also for others. The link between self-employment and immigration is, however, complex since self-employment can … be viewed as both a haven from the paid labour market or as a source of economic growth. Moreover, the nature of self-employment …