@TechReport{iza:izadps:dp17859,
            	author={Abbiati, Giovanni and Battistin, Erich and Monti, Paola and Pinotti, Paolo},
            	title={Fast-Tracked Jobs Help Asylum Seekers Integrate Faster},
            	year={2025},
	month={Apr},
            	institution={Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)},
            	address={Bonn},
            	type={IZA Discussion Paper},
            	number={17859},
            	url={https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp17859},
	abstract={We evaluate a labor market integration program that fast-tracked asylum seekers into the Italian labor market through personalized job mentoring, placement assistance, and on-the-job training. Leveraging randomized assignment across reception centers and individual-level administrative records, we find effects on employment rates of $10$ percentage points, or $30\%$ over the baseline, over a 18-month period. The program also improved job quality through increased access to fixed-term and open-ended contracts. Subsidized internships were a critical pathway to transitioning participants into standard employment. Survey data indicate that these effects reflect a net increase in employment, rather than a shift from informal to formal jobs. We also document broader benefits on socioeconomic integration, including language proficiency and social networks with native Italians.},
	keywords={job mentoring;labor market integration;asylum seekers;socioeconomic integration},
            }