We investigate the origin and evolution of the legal institution of citizenship from a political economy perspective …. We compile a new data set on citizenship laws across countries of the world which documents how these institutions have …

citizenship and legal status in the destination country. Today’s citizenship laws are historically shaped by the legal traditions … of each country. Birthright citizenship, as one of those traditions, early access to citizenship and legal status in a … citizenship laws and easing legalization foster the educational, economic and social integration of immigrants. Gender …

We investigate the origin, impact and evolution of citizenship laws. Citizenship laws originate from the common and … of citizenship laws is determined by legal tradition and international migration, but also by border stability, the …

In this paper we study the evolution of citizenship laws around the world. Our analysis is based on a dataset we …