Tag: Labour Market

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Assistance in finding accommodation helps refugees with labour market integration

In Austria, society expects recognised refugees to find accommodation and a job quickly. A study conducted at the University of Innsbruck shows that if they are given support in looking for a place to live, refugees find it much easier to be integrated into the labour market. This kind of assistance, however, is provided to […] Continue reading “Assistance in finding accommodation helps refugees with labour market integration”

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Educational biographies: migrant children catch up more quickly

With the support of the Austrian Science Fund FWF, economist Alyssa Schneebaum has investigated how social and biographical characteristics affect a person’s educational and work trajectory. To this end, she analysed EU and US statistics on prosperity and living conditions using a multidimensional approach from gender studies. Continue reading “Educational biographies: migrant children catch up more quickly”