Refugee integration and migrant networks in Austria

This paper examines the influence of migrant networks on the integration of refugees in Austria. Utilizing the quasi-exogenous allocation of refugees across the country, the research investigates how network size and quality affect the economic and mobility outcomes for recognized refugees. The results reveal that while the size of co-ethnic networks initially exerts a negative impact on labor market integration, networks of other nationalities have a relatively positive effect. However, these influences wane approximately five years following the granting of asylum protection. In contrast, the quality of co-ethnic networks, as measured through employment rate proportions, consistently positively relates to the labor market integration of refugees, despite a diminishing influence observed after the second year of asylum approval. This indicates the crucial role of co-nationals' network quality during the early stages of integration.by Elza BalayanMasterarbeit Universität Innsbruck 202

Refugee integration and migrant networks in Austria

This paper examines the influence of migrant networks on the integration of refugees in Austria. Utilizing the quasi-exogenous allocation of refugees across the country, the research investigates how network size and quality affect the economic and mobility outcomes for recognized refugees. The results reveal that while the size of co-ethnic networks initially exerts a negative impact on labor market integration, networks of other nationalities have a relatively positive effect. However, these influences wane approximately five years following the granting of asylum protection. In contrast, the quality of co-ethnic networks, as measured through employment rate proportions, consistently positively relates to the labor market integration of refugees, despite a diminishing influence observed after the second year of asylum approval. This indicates the crucial role of co-nationals' network quality during the early stages of integration.by Elza BalayanMasterarbeit Universit\ue4t Innsbruck 202

Investigating the analytical robustness of the social and behavioural sciences

The same dataset can be analysed in different justifiable ways to answer the same research question, potentially challenging the robustness of empirical science1–3. In this crowd initiative, we investigated the degree to which research findings in the social and behavioural sciences are contingent on analysts’ choices. We examined a stratified random sample of 100 studies published between 2009 and 2018, where for one claim per study, at least five re-analysts independently re-analysed the original data. The statistical appropriateness of the re-analyses was assessed in peer evaluations, and the robustness indicators were inspected along a range of research characteristics and study designs. We found that 34% of the independent re-analyses yielded the same result (within a tolerance region of +/- 0.05 Cohen’s d) as the original report; with a four times broader tolerance region, this indicator rose to 57%. Regarding the conclusions drawn, 74% of analyses were reported to arrive at the same conclusion as in the original investigation; 24% to no effects/inconclusive result, and 2% to the opposite effect as in the original investigation. This exploratory study suggests that the common single-path analyses in social and behavioural research should not simply be assumed to be robust to alternative analyses4. Therefore, we recommend the development and use of practices to explore and communicate this neglected source of uncertainty