%0 Report
        %A Abbiati, Giovanni
%A Battistin, Erich
%A Monti, Paola
%A Pinotti, Paolo
        %T Fast-Tracked Jobs Help Asylum Seekers Integrate Faster
        %D 2025
        %8 2025 Apr
        %I Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        %C Bonn
        %7 IZA Discussion Paper
        %N 17859
        %U https://www.iza.org/index.php/publications/dp17859
        %X 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.
        %K job mentoring
%K labor market integration
%K asylum seekers
%K socioeconomic integration