Ethnic Networks | Jens Hainmueller

In Martén, Hainmueller, and Hangartner (2019), we investigate the role of ethnic networks in promoting the economic integration of refugees. Using detailed administrative data and a quasi-experimental design where refugees are exogenously assigned to resettlement locations, this study examines how the presence of co-ethnic communities influences refugees’ labor market outcomes and economic self-sufficiency.

We find that refugees resettled in areas with strong co-ethnic networks are significantly more likely to secure employment. Further mechanism tests suggest that spatially concentrated ethnic networks facilitate the sharing of information about job opportunities, catalyzing the economic integration of refugees.

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PNAS

Ethnic networks can foster the economic integration of refugees

Leah Martén, Jens Hainmueller, and Dominik Hangartner

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2019

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@article{marten2019ethnic,
  title = {Ethnic networks can foster the economic integration of refugees},
  author = {Martén, Leah and Hainmueller, Jens and Hangartner, Dominik},
  journal = {Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences},
  volume = {116},
  number = {33},
  pages = {16280--16285},
  year = {2019},
  publisher = {National Academy of Sciences},
  doi = {10.1073/pnas.1820345116},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1820345116},
}