Immigration and preferences for redistribution in Europe
Résumé
We examine the relationship between immigration and preferences for redistribution in Europe using a newly assembled dataset of immigrant stocks for 140 regions in 16 Western European countries. Exploiting within-country variations in the share of immigrants at the regional level, we find that native respondents display lower support for redistribution when the share of immigrants in their residence region is higher. This negative association is driven by regions of countries with relatively large welfare states and by respondents at the center or at the right of the political spectrum. It is stronger when immigrants originate from Middle-Eastern or Eastern European countries, are less skilled than natives and experience more residential segregation. These results are unlikely to be driven by immigrants’ endogenous location choices, that is, by welfare magnet effects or by immigrants’ sorting into regions with better economic opportunities. They are also robust to instrumenting immigration using a standard shift-share approach.
Domaines
Economies et financesFormat du dépôt | Notice |
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Type de dépôt | Article dans une revue |
Résumé |
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We examine the relationship between immigration and preferences for redistribution in Europe using a newly assembled dataset of immigrant stocks for 140 regions in 16 Western European countries. Exploiting within-country variations in the share of immigrants at the regional level, we find that native respondents display lower support for redistribution when the share of immigrants in their residence region is higher. This negative association is driven by regions of countries with relatively large welfare states and by respondents at the center or at the right of the political spectrum. It is stronger when immigrants originate from Middle-Eastern or Eastern European countries, are less skilled than natives and experience more residential segregation. These results are unlikely to be driven by immigrants’ endogenous location choices, that is, by welfare magnet effects or by immigrants’ sorting into regions with better economic opportunities. They are also robust to instrumenting immigration using a standard shift-share approach.
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Titre |
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Immigration and preferences for redistribution in Europe
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Auteur(s) |
Alberto Alesina
1, 2
, Elie Murard
3
, Hillel Rapoport
4, 5
1
Harvard University
( 38302 )
- Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138
- États-Unis
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Bocconi University & IGIER
( 467033 )
- Italie
3
Universidad de Alicante
( 25448 )
- Carretera San Vicente del Raspeig s/n 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig - Alicante
- Espagne
4
PSE -
Paris School of Economics
( 301309 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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PJSE -
Paris Jourdan Sciences Economiques
( 578027 )
- 48 boulevard Jourdan 75014 Paris
- France
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Public visé |
Scientifique
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Langue du document |
Anglais
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Nom de la revue |
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Vulgarisation |
Non
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Comité de lecture |
Oui
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Audience |
Internationale
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Date de publication |
2021-12
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Volume |
21
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Numéro |
6
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Page/Identifiant |
925-954
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Projet(s) ANR |
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Mots-clés |
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Immigration, Income redistribution, Population heterogeneity, Welfare systems
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DOI | 10.1093/jeg/lbab002 |
UT key WOS | 000744571700005 |
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