FIMAS+INTEGRATION – Processes of labour market integration of refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection in Austria

Research Objectives

Upon their recognition, refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection receive full access to the labour market in Austria and should be enabled to become financially independent quickly and sustainably. Labour market integration is vital to this end.

Building on the FIMAS research project and survey, the FIMAS+INTEGRATION project aimed to close research gaps related to the processes of labour market integration for the growing refugee population. Based on a longitudinal survey, refugees’ integration trajectories and the effects of measures for labour market integration were analysed. The total sample includes a panel component, following initial respondents from 2016/2017, and a refresher sample.

Online, self-completion and face-to-face CAPI interviews were conducted with more than 1,600 recognised refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection between December 2017 and April 2018. The sample includes persons of working age from Syria, Afghanistan, and Iraq. Interviews were conducted in five federal states: Vienna, Styria, Upper Austria, Salzburg, and Tyrol.

Related Publications

Georges D, Buber-Ennser I, Rengs B, Kohlenberger J, Doblhammer G (2021): Health determinants among refugees in Austria and Germany: A propensity-matched comparative study for Syrian, Afghan, and Iraqi refugees. PLOS ONE 16(4): e0250821.
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Ortlieb, R. & Weiss, S. (2020). Job quality of refugees in Austria: Trade-offs between multiple workplace characteristics. German Journal of Human Resource Management, online first, DOI: 10.1177/2397002220914224. (free access)
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Leitner, Sebastian; Landesmann, Michael; Kohlenberger, Judith; Buber-Ennser, Isabella; Rengs, Bernhard (2019): The Effect of Stressors and Resilience Factors on Mental Health of Recent Refugees in Austria. wiiw Working Paper No. 169, November 2019.

Landesmann, Michael and Leitner, Sandra M. (2019): Various Domains of Integration of Refugees and their Interrelationships: A Study of Recent Refugee Inflows in Austria. wiiw Working Paper No. 168, November 2019.

Kohlenberger, Judith; Buber-Ennser, Isabella; Leitner, Sebastian; Landesmann, Michael (2019): Barriers to health care access and service utilization of refugees in Austria: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey. Health Policy (open access).

Ortlieb, Renate und Weiss, Silvana (2018) Wie finden Geflüchtete in Österreich einen Arbeitsplatz, und welche Art von Arbeitsplatz finden sie? Erster Ergebnisbericht einer schriftlichen Befragung von Geflüchteten im Rahmen des Forschungsprojekts LAMIRA (Labour Market Integration of Refugees in Austria). Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz.
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