We compare the long-run labour market integration of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) refugees who arrived in the 1990s to the Scandinavian countries in the settings of Sweden and Denmark, respectively. These otherwise similar countries faced different economic conditions at the time of arrival and over the observation period. They also differed in terms of the restrictiveness of asylum policies and in attitudes towards immigration. Using register data from Statistics Sweden and Statistics Denmark, we show that FRY refugees, in both child and adult generations at arrival, are better integrated 12–15 years later in Sweden than in Denmark, even though Sweden experienced a higher level of unemployment than Denmark throughout the period. Our findings suggest that asylum policies promoting early labour market entry and early exposure to a host country's schooling system, as well as access to disability pension and social assistance, are important factors affecting refugee labour market integration.

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瑞典与丹麦的南联盟难民的劳动力市场整合

我们将 1990 年代抵达的前南斯拉夫共和国 (FRY) 难民的长期劳动力市场一体化与分别在瑞典和丹麦的斯堪的纳维亚国家进行比较。这些在其他方面相似的国家在抵达时和观察期内面临着不同的经济状况。他们在庇护政策的限制性和对移民的态度上也有所不同。使用来自瑞典统计局和丹麦统计局的登记数据，我们表明南联盟难民，无论是儿童还是成人，在抵达瑞典后 12-15 年比在丹麦更好地融入社会，尽管瑞典的失业率高于丹麦整个期间。