UIL researchers in Ekonomisk Debatt

The researcher Linna Marten has together with Cristina Bratu and Lillit Ottosson written the paper "Reform av introduktionsprogram ökade flyktingkvinnors sysselsättning." Pdf, 298 kB. The paper investigates the employment rate among refugee women following reform to the introductory program in Sweden. The reform moved the responsibility from the municipalities to the Employment Service (Arbetsförmedlingen) and introduced individualized compensation for participants.

The doctoral student Akib Khan has together with Johannes M Bos, Abu S Shonchoy, and Saravana Ravindran written the paper "Experimentell utvärdering av en storskalig intervention för att främja barns tidiga utveckling i Bangladesh." Pdf, 260 kB. The researchers investigate if it is possible to implement large-scale interventions to improve children's early development. The case studied is an intervention to Bangladesh's national nutritional program, which offered educational materials and home visits to families with small children.