Linea Hasager

University College London
Department of Economics

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Comparing the Effects of Policies for the Labor Market Integration of Refugees
October 2022 - Working Paper30534
Author(s) - Mette Foged, Linea Hasager & Giovanni Peri
This paper estimates, within a common framework, the effects of four types of integration polices on the employment probability and earnings of refugees in Denmark during the last three decades. We first review the studies that use a credible identification strategy to evaluate the causal effects of...
Intergenerational Spillover Effects of Language Training for Refugees
August 2022 - Working Paper30341
Author(s) - Mette Foged, Linea Hasager, Giovanni Peri, Jacob N. Arendt & Iben Bolvig
Children of refugees are among the most economically disadvantaged youth in several European countries. They are more likely to drop out of school and to commit crime. We show that a reform in Denmark in 1999, that expanded language training for adult refugees and improved their economic integration...
Language Training and Refugees' Integration
March 2020 - Working Paper26834
Author(s) - Jacob Nielsen Arendt, Iben Bolvig, Mette Foged, Linea Hasager & Giovanni Peri
We evaluate a Danish reform focused on improving Danish language training for those granted refugee status on or after January 1, 1999. Using a Regression Discontinuity Design we find a significant, permanent, positive effect on earnings. This effect emerged after completion of language classes and...
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