There were large regional differentials in the Brexit vote. Most notably, the percentage voting to leave the EU ranged … to provide a more nuanced picture of regional differences in the Brexit vote by examining in particular the role that … national identity and attitudes towards immigration played. In addition to education, we find that national identity exerted a …

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 …

On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union (so-called 'Brexit'). This paper uses newly … against Brexit. Two key findings emerge. First, unhappy feelings contributed to Brexit. However, contrary to commonly heard … feelings about his or her own financial situation. Second, despite some commentators' guesses, Brexit was not caused by old …

The Immigration Act of 1965 marked a dramatic shift in policy and one with major long term consequences for the volume … and composition of immigration to the United States. Here we explore the political economy of a reform that has been … overshadowed by the Civil Rights and Great Society programs. We find that public opinion was against expanding immigration, but it …

decision affected EU-UK migration patterns. We exploit the Brexit referendum as a natural experiment and employ a (synthetic …By voting to leave the European Union (EU) in 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) set off a long period of uncertainty and … referendum made the UK a less attractive destination and that the EU migrants already in the UK were encouraged to obtain British …

that was held in June 2016. These are, (i) whether leave voters at the referendum subsequently regretted their choice (in …In this paper we examine three forms of regret in relation to the UK’s hugely significant referendum on EU membership … individuals were more likely to indicate that it is everyone’s duty to vote following the referendum. We find evidence in favour …

, Brexit voting was underpinned by cultural factors, especially attitudes towards immigration, with educational differences … unsurprising that the reasons behind Brexit have been widely discussed. However, whilst existing empirical evidence has tended to …

We combine community-level outcomes of 27 votes about immigration issues in Switzerland with census data to estimate … the effect of immigration on natives' attitudes towards immigration. We apply an instrumental variable approach to take … anti-immigration votes, while the presence of culturally similar immigrants does not affect natives' voting behavior at all …