Economists are often puzzled by the stronger public opposition to immigration than trade, since the two policies have … similar effects on wages. Unlike trade, however, immigration can alter the composition of the local population, imposing … toward immigration. We use data for 21 countries in the 2002 European Social Survey, which included a series of questions on …

In this paper we document the impact of immigration at the regional level on Europeans' political preferences as … expressed by voting behavior in parliamentary or presidential elections between 2007 and 2016. We combine individual data on … consistent with the impact of immigration on individual political preferences, which we estimate using longitudinal data, and on …

In this chapter we analyze immigration and its effect on urban and regional economies focusing on productivity and … labor markets. While immigration policies are typically national, the effects of international migrants are often more … our analysis of the local effects of immigration and we describe several applications. We then discuss the empirical …