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Regional Variations in Attitudes Towards Refugees: Evidence from Great Britain
Drinkwater, Stephen; Crawley, Heaven; Kauser, Rukhsana - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2013
from British Social Attitudes Surveys. It therefore covers the period when immigration as a whole has increased and the … refugees. This suggests that rising levels of immigration and asylum, a political discourse which positioned asylum as a … display the most tolerant views both before and after the increase in immigration and asylum. However, characteristics such as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010839543
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How the macroeconomic context impacts on attitudes to immigration: evidence from parallel time series
Ruist, Joakim - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2014
This study investigates the effects of the macroeconomic context on attitudes to immigration. Earlier studies do in … immigration. As an illustration, the estimates indicate that the number of individuals in the average European country in 2012 who … were against all immigration from poorer countries or of foreign ethnicities was 40% higher than it would have been if …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010839547
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How the macroeconomic context impacts on attitudes to immigration: evidence from parallel time series
Ruist, Joakim - 2014
This study investigates the effects of the macroeconomic context on attitudes to immigration. Earlier studies do in … immigration. As an illustration, the estimates indicate that the number of individuals in the average European country in 2012 who … were against all immigration from poorer countries or of foreign ethnicities was 40% higher than it would have been if …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532687
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Immigration and electoral outcomes: Evidence from the 2015 refugee inflow to Germany
Bredtmann, Julia - 2022
This paper investigates the effects of local exposure to refugees on electoral outcomes in the 2016 state election in Germany. Based on quasi-random variation in the allocation of refugees across municipalities and unique data on refugee populations and their type of accommodation, I find that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532763
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Regional Variations in Attitudes Towards Refugees: Evidence from Great Britain
Drinkwater, Stephen; Crawley, Heaven; Kauser, Rukhsana - 2013
from British Social Attitudes Surveys. It therefore covers the period when immigration as a whole has increased and the … refugees. This suggests that rising levels of immigration and asylum, a political discourse which positioned asylum as a … display the most tolerant views both before and after the increase in immigration and asylum. However, characteristics such as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532826
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Estimating Immigrant Earnings Profiles when Migrations are Temporary
Dustmann, Christian; Görlach, Joseph-Simon - 2016
The assumption that all migrations are permanent, which pervaded the early microdata-based research on immigrant career profiles, is not supported by the empirical evidence. Rather, many - if not most - migrations appear to be temporary. In this paper, therefore, we illustrate the estimation...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532874
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Turning Opposition into Support to Immigration: The Role of Narratives
Cattaneo, Cristina; Grieco, Daniela - 2020
The way we collectively discuss migration shapes citizens' perceptions of migrants and their influence on our society. This paper investigates whether a narrative about the positive impact of immigrants on the hosting economy affects natives' behaviour towards migrants. To shed light on the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014533132
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Crime and Immigration: Evidence from Large Immigrant Waves
Machin, Stephen; Bell, Brian; Fasani, Francesco - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2010
This paper examines the relationship between immigration and crime in a setting where large migration flows offer an … consider possible crime effects from two large waves of immigration that recently occurred in the UK. The first of these was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009317976
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Crime and Immigration: Evidence from Large Immigrant Waves
Bell, Brian; Machin, Stephen; Fasani, Francesco - 2010
This paper examines the relationship between immigration and crime in a setting where large migration flows offer an … consider possible crime effects from two large waves of immigration that recently occurred in the UK. The first of these was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014532781
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Living and Working in Ethnic Enclaves: Language Proficiency of Immigrants in U.S. Metropolitan Areas
Florax, Raymond J.G.M.; Graaff, Thomas de; Poot, Jacques; … - Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), … - 2012
proficiency varies across immigrants' birthplaces and other salient characteristics defining the immigration context. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009493087