Joint Development and Microeconomics Seminar with Giovanni Peri (UC Davis)

Abstract: In this paper we evaluate the effects of a reform enacted in Denmark, which significantly increased language training for those who were recognized as refugees on or after January 1, 1999. Using a Regression Discontinuity Design we find a significant and permanent positive effect on earnings of the treated refugees. This effect accrued over time, together with an increase in schooling and in the probability of working in a communication-intensive job. We also find evidence of higher completion rates of lower secondary school and lower probability of juvenile crime for male children whose parents were both treated by the reform.

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