Skills and Labour Market Integration of Immigrants and their Children in Norway

Norway's foreign-born population has tripled since 2000 and the share of migrants among the population has seen one of the largest increases across the OECD mostly driven by labour migration from EU countries. Most migrants from non-EU countries in contrast are refugees and their family members. High qualification levels and labour market participation of the native-born raise the question of an adequate benchmark for integration outcomes especially for the low-educated refugees and their families.