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This study evaluates the treatment effect of the Matching Grant Program in the United States, a resettlement assistance program for officially admitted refugees with the aim of helping them gain early employment. The matching estimates of this study suggest that the program significantly increased the employment probability of its participants by 12 to 13 percentage points. Heterogeneity analyses show that the effect of the program is higher for specific sub-groups, such as younger refugees (under age 35), those with mid or high English proficiency, and Asian and European refugees. A variety of robustness checks as well as weighting estimates lend support to the main finding of this study.
本研究评估美国配对补助金计划(Matching Grant Program)的治疗效果。配对补助金计划是一项针对正式接纳的难民的重新安置援助计划，旨在帮助他们早日就业。本研究的匹配估计表明，该计划显著提高了其参与者的就业概率12至13个百分点。异质性分析表明，该计划对特定亚群体的影响更高，如年轻难民(35岁以下)，英语水平中等或较高的难民，以及亚洲和欧洲难民。各种稳健性检查以及加权估计为本研究的主要发现提供了支持。
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