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Following Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine, more than 1.2 million Ukrainian refugees arrived in Germany. In October 2023, the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs and the Federal Employment Agency launched the Job-Turbo—a nationwide initiative aimed to accelerating employment among approximately 400,000 registered unemployed refugees. Raising the question, can governments accelerate refugee labor market integration at scale?
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Can a welcoming society’s goodwill translate into better outcomes for refugees? Following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, many Germans opened their homes to those fleeing the conflict. This unprecedented response from civil society allowed researchers to ask a critical question: Does private hosting by volunteers improve refugees’ integration?
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How can building social capital transform the economic lives of refugees? IPL partnered with International Rescue Committee (IRC) to test an intervention that aims to build business networks among refugee and host entrepreneurs through business groups and neighborhood associations. The study looks at the impact of these groups, along with cash assistance, on participants’ networks and explores how different network types and changes affect business success, social cohesion, and local economic conditions.
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