This study examines two programmes aimed at integrating refugees into the Austrian labour market: a short-term Skills Assessment and a longer-term Integration Year that includes an internship and training. The theoretical framework draws on the concepts of social field and forms of capital proposed by Pierre Bourdieu. Using data from a large-scale refugee survey in early 2019, we find that Austria’s short-term Skills Assessment fails to increase refugees’ employment chances. The Integration Year positively helps employment, but this outcome is limited to refugee women. We conclude that integration programmes only help if they provide refugees with both cultural and social capital. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

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奥地利的计划是否促进难民的劳动力市场一体化？

本研究考察了旨在将难民融入奥地利劳动力市场的两项计划：短期技能评估和包括实习和培训的长期融入年。该理论框架借鉴了皮埃尔·布迪厄提出的社会场域和资本形式的概念。利用 2019 年初大规模难民调查的数据，我们发现奥地利的短期技能评估未能增加难民的就业机会。融合年对就业有积极帮助，但这种结果仅限于难民妇女。我们的结论是，融合计划只有在为难民提供文化和社会资本的情况下才有帮助。讨论了对研究和实践的影响。