News Finding: They found that the refugees' eventual economic self-sufficiency depended on a combination of their individual characteristics, such as education level and knowledge of English, and where they were resettled within the country.
Paper Finding: The results from these tests all show considerable gains.
News Context: They found that the refugees' eventual economic self-sufficiency depended on a combination of their individual characteristics, such as education level and knowledge of English, and where they were resettled within the country. It turned out that refugees with particular backgrounds or skills achieved better outcomes in some locations than others. The algorithm assigned placements for refugees that they project would increase their chances of finding employment by roughly 40 to 70 percent compared with how the refugees actually fared, according to the new study, published in Science.
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.