Integration policies and migrants' labour market outcomes: a local perspective based on different regional configurations in the EU

Comparative Migration Studies

Original Article

David De Coninck¹  Giacomo Solano² 

[1] Centre for Sociological Research, KU Leuven, Box 3601, Parkstraat 45, 3000, Leuven, Belgium;Radboud University Network on Migrant Inclusion (RUNOMI), Department of Economics and Business Economics, Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands;

关键词: Labour market inclusion;    Migrant integration policies;    Urbanisation;    Regions;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40878-023-00347-y

 received in 2022-07-28, accepted in 2023-07-17,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Migrants’ integration process and their labour market inclusion occur within distinct local contexts. However, the existing literature has paid little attention to the role of the local context and its relationship with national-level policy outcomes on migrant integration. This study addresses this gap by using new regional (NUTS-2) data from Eurostat and integration policy data from MIPEX, coupled with multivariate analyses. We investigate how national-level integration policies are related to the employment rate gap between migrants and country nationals, and how this relationship varies depending on the local context. Results show that migrant integration policies exhibit no association with this gap in low-competitive, culturally homogeneous and rural regions. Conversely, integration policies are associated with a larger gap in high-competitive and diverse urban regions. Notably, consistent with previous national-level literature, inclusive integration policies are associated with negative outcomes for migrants compared to country nationals. However, a shift toward more inclusive policies is found to reduce this gap, suggesting that inclusive policies may be a response to a widening divide between country nationals and migrants. This study offers valuable insights into the role of regional configurations and the impact of national-level integration policies on migrants' labor market outcomes, providing a local perspective that enhances our understanding of migrant integration processes.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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