Òscar Prieto-Flores (@oscarprieto-flores.bsky.social)

Early job mentoring, placement, and training boost refugee integration without high costs The number of people fleeing war and persecution worldwide has nearly tripled since the early 2010s, challenging European policymakers to ensure swift integration of asylum seekers into the labour market. This column assesses a pilot programme in Italy that provides early, personalised labour market support to asylum seekers. Even in resource-constrained settings, the early targeted support led to a 30% net increase in employment, improved the quality of employment, boosted language proficiency, and fostered greater social integration with the local communities. https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/early-job-mentoring-placement-and-training-boost-refugee-integration-without-high