Age at immigration matters for labor market integration—the Swedish example

Gustafsson, Björn; Innes, Hanna Mac; Österberg, Torun

doi:10.1186/s40176-017-0087-1

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“…See https://www.ssa.gov/benefits/retirement/planner/credits.html. It is also consistent with recent literature showing that immigrants who migrated as children are more similar to natives in terms of earnings than other immigrants (e.g., Hermansen 2017; Gustafsson, Innes, & Österberg 2017). regression models using the CHIS (2017) data.…”

Section: Robustness Checkssupporting

confidence: 91%

Health, Employment, and Disability

Borjas¹,

Slusky²

2022

American Journal of Health Economics

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the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, and the University of Delaware for their help and comments. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.NBER working papers are circulated for discussion and comment purposes. They have not been peer-reviewed or been subject to the review by the NBER Board of Directors that accompanies official NBER publications.

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confidence: 91%

Health, Employment, and Disability

Borjas¹,

Slusky²

2022

American Journal of Health Economics

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“…Trends in the general population show that job opportunities reduces with increasing age [48], the situation may however be worse for older refugees. Reports show that refugees from low and middle income countries often lack employment within their first few years in Sweden, chances of employment rapidly decreases with increasing age upon arrival [49]. In a country that has witnessed increased arrivals of older and middle aged people in recent years [49], the observed low expectations among older refugees in this study may be related to the trends which the refugees have been told of or have themselves observed.…”

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confidence: 70%

“…Reports show that refugees from low and middle income countries often lack employment within their first few years in Sweden, chances of employment rapidly decreases with increasing age upon arrival [49]. In a country that has witnessed increased arrivals of older and middle aged people in recent years [49], the observed low expectations among older refugees in this study may be related to the trends which the refugees have been told of or have themselves observed. In addition, reports from Nordic countries show poor economic prognosis and higher dependence on social assistant among refugees [50, 51].…”

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confidence: 99%

Prevalence and predictors of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden

Okenwa-Emegwa

Saboonchi

Mittendorfer‐Rutz

et al. 2019

Heliyon

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BackgroundFuture Expectation is important for motivation and wellbeing, however drastic life events such as in refugee situations may result in low expectations. This study aims to investigate the prevalence and determinants of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden.MethodsA random sample of 1215 Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden responded to questionnaire. Weighted analyses and adjusted relative risks were conducted to determine the prevalences and predictors of low future expectations. Synergy index was calculated for low social support and depression in relation to low expectations.ResultsThe prevalences of low future expectations for labour market, social and economic intergration were 10.9%, 13.4% and 14.1% respectively. Longer stay in Sweden, being older, low social support and depression were associated with low future expectations. The simultaneous presence of depression and low social support had a synergistic effect on low social expectation.DiscussionsUnderstanding and addressing factors related to low future expectations among refugees may be useful for facilitating their labour market, social and economic integration.

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“…Historically, the vast majority of people who have migrated to Sweden have been young, and this has contributed to a large proportion of migrants being of working age. A recent study of Sweden (Gustafsson et al, 2017) shows that the age of migrants when migrating to Sweden is of great importance to their establishment in the labour market. The younger migrants of working age are (i.e., those in the age group 20-35), the faster they establish themselves in the labour market.…”

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Outcomes of Swedish migration and economics of the welfare system

Hajighasemi

Oghazi

2021

Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja

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This article examines the economic consequences of migration for the Swedish welfare system. The question of whether the high costs of receiving refugees undermine the sustainability of the universal welfare state has received considerable attention in the political debate. While most studies focus on the fiscal burden of refugee reception and the short-term impacts of migration on welfare arrangements, this article advocates a comprehensive, long-term assessment of the effects of migration flows on public finances. Starting from the priorities of the architects of the welfare system, who designed and expanded social policy, indicators are derived to assess strategic goals and considerations. Reproduction of the workforce by managing its age profile, increasing employment levels and the employability of the surplus workforce, and creating conditions that increase long-term growth in the economy are considered crucial for the sustainability of the system. From a purely utilitarian perspective, migration is considered beneficial to the economy, provided that migrants gain quick entry to, and a high employment rate in, the labour market.

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Age at immigration matters for labor market integration—the Swedish example

Abstract: This paper analyses how age at immigration to Sweden and getting a first foothold in the labor market is related. We estimate hazard rate models using registry data on all persons who arrived in each of the years

Cited by 24 publications

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Health, Employment, and Disability

Health, Employment, and Disability

Prevalence and predictors of low future expectations among Syrian refugees resettled in Sweden

Outcomes of Swedish migration and economics of the welfare system

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