The Determinants and Consequences of the Labour Market Integration of Refugees in Switzerland
Author(s) : Lucca Zachmann
Source : https://www.econ.uzh.ch/dam/jcr:b2f6f753-2bf9-4708-ba7c-6df14dadd131/MA_Lucca%20Zachmann.pdf
Abstract:
Europe has witnessed a massive increase in the number of asylum-seeking refugees
in the year 2015. At the end of the same year, 111’276 people resided in Swiss territory
under asylum status. The presence of these newcomers in Switzerland has induced a
debate about their impact on the host economy, specifically about their labour mar-
ket chances and the resulting impact on the Swiss exchequer. Since no analysis exists
that looks at the determinants of labour market integration and fiscal consequences
of refugees in Switzerland, this master thesis aims at closing this gap in the literature.