News Finding: But by weighing in specific details about the refugees and the communities where they are headed, the algorithm can place them where their skills are the most marketable.
Paper Finding: The results from these tests all show considerable gains.
News Context: The algorithm takes into account a variety of factors that resettlement agencies usually don't, from age to English proficiency to the size of the immigrant community from a refugee's country in any given location. But by weighing in specific details about the refugees and the communities where they are headed, the algorithm can place them where their skills are the most marketable. In the US, chances of finding work rose to 50% with the algorithm, for the median refugee.
Paper Context: These results suggest that the data-driven assignment has the potential to increase third-year employment in the Swiss context by about 73%. The results from these tests all show considerable gains. Our analysis demonstrated large potential improvements, but we did not test the algorithm prospectively.