Mentoring Migrants for Labor Market Integration: Policy Insights from a Survey of Mentoring Theory and Practice

IF 8.7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2021-06-01 DOI:10.1093/WBRO/LKAB005

Lisa Bagnoli, Antonio Estache

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Abstract

The vast majority of international migrants from developing countries are of working age. And yet, their integration in the formal local labor market of their host countries continues to be a challenge. This paper reviews the scope of mentoring programs as a more systematic policy instrument to facilitate the integration of migrants into the labor market. It synthesizes the multidisciplinary academic research on mentoring. The review highlights the diversity of outcomes indicators and the relevance of context in the choice of mentoring program design. Determinants of success include the personal characteristics of the mentee and of the mentor and the efforts to match them but also the efforts made to account for the human, institutional, financial, and political context in the overall design of programs. Despite the significant progress achieved in understanding the determinants of mentoring effectiveness, the survey shows that there are still many sources of uncertainty on the optimal design of mentoring programs. This justifies a research agenda in a field with growing and significant political and social prominence of direct relevance to both developed and developing countries.

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师徒流动人口对劳动力市场整合的影响:来自师徒理论与实践调查的政策洞察

绝大多数来自发展中国家的国际移民都处于工作年龄。然而，他们融入东道国当地正式的劳动力市场仍然是一个挑战。本文回顾了师徒计划作为一种更系统的政策工具的范围，以促进移民融入劳动力市场。它综合了多学科对师徒关系的学术研究。该综述强调了结果指标的多样性以及在选择指导计划设计时背景的相关性。成功的决定因素包括学员和导师的个人特征，以及与之相匹配的努力，还包括在项目总体设计中考虑人力、制度、财务和政治背景的努力。尽管在了解师徒有效性的决定因素方面取得了重大进展，但调查显示，在师徒计划的最佳设计方面仍存在许多不确定性。这就有理由在一个与发达国家和发展中国家都有直接关系的日益重要的政治和社会重要性的领域制定研究议程。

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