The effect of early childhood education and care services on the social integration of refugee families

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URL:	https://madoc.bib.uni-mannheim.de/57737
URN:	urn:nbn:de:bsz:180-madoc-577376
Document Type:	Working paper
Year of publication:	2020
The title of a journal, publication series:	ZEW Discussion Papers
Volume:	20-044
Place of publication:	Mannheim
Publication language:	English
Institution:	Sonstige Einrichtungen > ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung
MADOC publication series:	Veröffentlichungen des ZEW (Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung) > ZEW Discussion Papers
Subject:	330 Economics
Classification:	JEL: I26 , J13 , J15,
Keywords (English):	asylum seekers , refugees , childcare , early education , integration
Abstract:	Devising appropriate policy measures for the integration of refugees is high on the agenda of many governments. This paper focuses on the social integration of families seeking asylum in Germany between 2013 and 2016. Exploiting regional differences in early childhood education and care (ECEC) services as an exogenous source of variation, and controlling for local level heterogeneity that could drive the results, we estimate the effect of ECEC attendance by refugee children on their parents’ integration. We find a significant and substantial positive effect, in particular on the social integration of mothers. The size of the estimate is on average around 52% and is particularly strong forimproved language proficiency and employment prospects.

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BASE: Gambaro, Ludovica ; Neidhöfer, Guido ; Spiess, C. Katharina

Google Scholar: Gambaro, Ludovica ; Neidhöfer, Guido ; Spiess, C. Katharina

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