Luiss, in partnership with the KARIBU Social Cooperative and other organizations, has been awarded research funding as a partner in the project “Per.Se.O. - Pathways, Services, and Guidance for the Social and Labor Inclusion of Individuals with International Protection.” The goal is to ensure support for the employment integration of refugees in Italy, contributing to their overall independence. This will be achieved by creating specific, individualized pathways for their socio-economic integration once they leave the reception system. 

The project responds to the Public Notice “Creation of Individual Pathways for Socio-Economic Autonomy for Beneficiaries of International Protection,” promoted by the Ministry of the Interior to fund projects under the Asylum, Migration, and Integration Fund 2014-2020 (FAMI).

“Per.Se.O.”, which ranked 15th out of the 30 proposals accepted for funding, received an overall score of 68.70, with a total project budget of €2,118,926.91. 

The scientific research conducted by Luiss as part of the project focuses on monitoring and evaluating the various areas of intervention promoted, as well as the pathways and services provided to refugees who have been out of the reception system for 18 months. The main purpose of monitoring is to identify any deviations from the set objectives, enabling timely corrective actions, including through the collection of qualitative and quantitative indicators. The ex-post evaluation covers the entire project period, with a particular focus on its impact and various aspects of efficiency (in resource use), effectiveness (in meeting objectives), and sustainability.

The ex-post evaluation methodology will employ multivariate statistical techniques and econometric methods of causality to ensure the accurate attribution of results to the project's various areas of intervention. Indeed, the Luiss research team includes Livia De Giovanni, Professor of Statistics, and Giovanna Vallanti, Professor of Econometrics, along with the Luiss CeFOP Research Center – Center for Studies in the Economics of Education and Professions.