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Is the Gig Economy a Stepping Stone for Refugees? Evidence from Administrative Data

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  • Degenhardt, Felix

    (University of Potsdam)

  • Nimczik, Jan Sebastian

    (European School of Management and Technology (ESMT))

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We examine whether gig jobs in online food delivery (OFD) are a stepping stone for refugees entering the Austrian labor market. Our identification strategy combines the quasi-random assignment of refugees to Austrian regions with the expansion of gig firms across the country. The local availability of OFD jobs at the time of access to the labor market initially accelerates job finding among refugees. Subsequently, however, gig workers remain in low-paid, unstable jobs with low career prospects, while the employment rate of refugees without gig opportunities catches up. The local availability of gig jobs negatively affects human capital investments and job search behavior, even among refugees outside the gig economy.

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  • Degenhardt, Felix & Nimczik, Jan Sebastian, 2025. "Is the Gig Economy a Stepping Stone for Refugees? Evidence from Administrative Data," IZA Discussion Papers 17928, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
    • Handle: RePEc:iza:izadps:dp17928
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    Keywords

    employment restrictions; refugees; gig work; labor market integration;
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    JEL classification:

    • J15 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
    • J61 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
    • J81 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Standards - - - Working Conditions

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