Swedish introduction program
improved women's employment

The figure shows that from the fifth year after the women received their residence permit, their employment rate increases by about 10-15 percentage points until the end of the follow-up period.

The reform strengthened the financial incentives to participate in the two-year integration program, and participants got immediate access to activities at the Public Employment Services.

As the base for the study the researchers used register data between 2009 and 2020.

Source: Cristina Bratu, Linna Martén och Lillit Ottosson. Individualized benefits and access to active labor market programs boost refugee women’s economic integration. SOFI working paper 2023:2

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