TY  - RPRT
        AU  - Rinne, Ulf
        TI  - The Evaluation of Immigration Policies
        PY  - 2012/Feb/
        PB  - Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)
        CY  - Bonn
        T2  - IZA Discussion Paper
        IS  - 6369
        UR  - https://www.iza.org/publications/dp6369
        AB  - This chapter summarizes the literature on the evaluation of immigration policies. It brings together two strands of the literature dealing with the evaluation of labor market programs and with the economic integration of immigrants. Next to immigrant selection and settlement policies, there are four types of interventions that aim at improving the economic and social outcomes of immigrants: a) introduction programs, b) language training, c) labor market programs, and d) anti-discrimination policies. The chapter discusses problems associated with the evaluation of such programs, presents methodological approaches to circumvent these problems, and surveys empirical results and findings. It concludes with lessons from previous research and identifies avenues for future research.
        KW  - language training
KW  - program evaluation
KW  - immigrant selection
KW  - settlement policy
KW  - introduction programs
KW  - discrimination
KW  - migration
KW  - active labor market policy
KW  - integration
        ER  -