New Book: Immigration and Integration in Denmark – A Comprehensive Overview

This book, written by Bent Jensen and Jan Rose Skaksen, Head of Research at the ROCKWOOL Foundation’s Research Unit, examines the political and social effects of immigration in Denmark since the 1980s. The book is in Danish.

The authors draw on research from the ROCKWOOL Foundation and other sources, including Statistics Denmark.

The integration of immigrants into the labour market is a recurring theme throughout the book.

Specific chapters analyse the factors facilitating or hindering integration, the current impact of immigrants on employment, and experiences of labour market integration of refugees. The level of education of immigrants is also examined in terms of its impact on employment and wages. on employment and wages.