Intergenerational Spillover Effects of Language Training for Refugees

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hildren of refugees are among the most economically disadvantaged youth in several European countries. They are more likely to drop out of school and to commit crime. We find that a reform in Denmark in 1999 that expanded language training for adult refugees and was shown to improve their earnings and job market outcomes permanently, also increased lower secondary school completion rates and decreased juvenile crime rates for their children. The crime effect is entirely due to boys who were below school age when their parents received language training. The older cohorts who were in elementary school when their parents received language training performed better in lower secondary school. Boys were more likely to finish lower secondary school and to sit the final exams, and girls achieved higher grade point averages in the exams.
Original languageEnglish
Article number104840
JournalJournal of Public Economics
Volume220
Number of pages9
ISSN0047-2727
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

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