The unprecedented inflow of refugees in the Nordic countries since 2014 has accentuated debates about the effectiveness of the Nordic models and their labor market integration programs. The ‘refugee crisis’ opened a window of opportunity in which some Nordic countries reformed their policy framework to promote faster and more effective labor market integration of refugees. Denmark is celebrated for its well-functioning flexicurity labor market, but has not been particularly successful in integrating nonwestern migrants and refugees in the labor market. We examine barriers on the supply-side, the demand-side, and in the matching process of the labor market to better understand the labor market performance of refugees. Subsequently, we analyze the new Danish labor market integration programs and discuss preliminary implementation results. Although it is too early to make any final judgments of the outcomes, there are indications of positive changes in implementation and results, while important integration issues remain unresolved.

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难民融入丹麦劳动力市场

自2014年以来，北欧国家前所未有的难民涌入，加剧了有关北欧模式及其劳动力市场整合计划有效性的辩论。“难民危机”打开了一个机会之窗，一些北欧国家在其中改革了政策框架，以促进难民更快更有效地融入劳动力市场。丹麦因其运作良好的挠性劳动力市场而闻名，但在将非西方移民和难民纳入劳动力市场方面并不是特别成功。我们研究了劳动力市场在供应方，需求方和匹配过程中的障碍，以更好地了解难民的劳动力市场表现。随后，我们分析了新的丹麦劳动力市场整合计划并讨论了初步实施结果。