We provide an overview of the integration of refugees into the labor markets of a number of high-income countries. Discussing the ways in which refugees and economic migrants are differently selected and so might be expected to perform differently in a host country’s labor market, we examine employment and wages for these groups over time after arrival. There is significant heterogeneity between host countries, but in general refugees experience persistently worse outcomes than other migrants. While the gaps between the groups can be seen to decrease on a timescale of a decade or two, this is more pronounced in employment rates than it is in wages. We also discuss how refugees are distinct in terms of other factors affecting integration, including health, language skills and social networks. We provide a discussion of insights for public policy in receiving countries, concluding that supporting refugees in early labor market attachment is crucial.

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高收入国家难民移民的劳动力市场一体化

我们概述了难民如何融入许多高收入国家的劳动力市场。在讨论难民和经济移民的选择方式不同，并期望他们在东道国的劳动力市场上表现不同时，我们研究了抵达后一段时间内这些群体的就业和工资情况。收容国之间存在很大的异质性，但总的来说，难民的结局始终比其他移民差。虽然可以看到两类之间的差距在十年或两年的时间内缩小了，但就业率比工资方面的差距更为明显。我们还讨论了难民在影响融合的其他因素（包括健康，语言技能和社交网络）方面如何与众不同。