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Integrating Immigrants into the Nordic Labour Markets – The impact of ghe COVID 19-pandemic
Per Skedinger, IFN, is one of the authors of a new report commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers/ Nordregio.
News
Publish date 10/20/2021
Ethnic Enclaves and Self-Employment among Middle Eastern Immigrants in Sweden: Ethnic Capital or Enclave Size?
We employ geocoded data to explore the effects of ethnic enclaves in Swedish cities on the propensity of Middle Eastern immigrants to transcend from having no employment to self-employment. We demonst…
Journal Article
Publish date 3/30/2021
IFN Researcher
Low-Skilled Jobs, Language Proficiency and Refugee Integration: An Experimental Study
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…
Working Paper
Publish date 8/11/2021
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IFN Researcher
Getting the First Job: Size and Quality of Ethnic Enclaves and Refugee Labor Market Entry
We analyze the relationship between residence in an ethnic enclave and immigrants' labor market integration with respect to finding a first job in the receiving country. The analysis distinguishes bet…
Journal Article
Publish date 2/15/2021
Ethnic Enclaves and Segregation: Self-Employment and Employment Patterns Among Forced Migrants
The relevance of residential segregation and ethnic enclaves for labor market sorting of immigrants has been investigated by a large body of literature. Previous literature presents competing argument…
Journal Article
Publish date 3/18/2021
Immigrant-Native Differences in Long-Term Self-Employment
We study ethnic differences in long-term self-employment in Sweden combining population-wide register data and a unique survey targeting a large representative sample of the total population of long-t…
Journal Article
Publish date 2/16/2022
Migranters värderingar integreras snabbt
Nyanlända migranters värderingar närmar sig genomsnittssvenskens relativt snabbt. Vissa förändringar tar dock längre tid och där kan samhällsinsatser göra skillnad, skriver Olle Hammar.
Op-Ed
Publish date 11/25/2021
Unconstrained Trade: The Impact of EU Cage Bans on Exports of Poultry-Keeping Equipment
This study evaluates the impact of conventional cage bans for laying hens in the EU on exports of poultry-keeping equipment. Using detailed data on international trade in poultry-keeping equipment com…
Working Paper
Publish date 12/13/2021
Market Power and Joint Ownership: Evidence from Nuclear Plants in Sweden
This paper presents an empirical test of the anticompetitive effects of joint ownership by examining the operation of three nuclear plants in Sweden. Since maintenance is the main conduit explaining v…
Journal Article
Publish date 12/10/2021