Showing 1 - 3 of 3
How does the arrival of a new minority group affect the social acceptance and outcomes of existing minorities? We study this question in the context of the First Great Migration. Between 1915 and 1930, 1.5 million African Americans moved from the U.S. South to Northern urban centers, which were...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012013340
We study the long run effects of immigration on U.S. political ideology. We establish a new result: historical European immigration is associated with stronger preferences for redistribution and a more liberal ideology among Americans today. We hypothesize that European immigrants moving to the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012244207
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014529874