We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non …-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this … interaction multiple equilibria may arise, which are driven by the natives' expectations on the welfare effects of immigration. In …

We study immigration policy in a small receiving economy under self-selection of migrants. We show that a non …-discriminatory immigration policy choice affects and is affected by the migratory decisions of skilled and unskilled foreign workers. From this … interaction multiple equilibria may arise, which are driven by the natives' expectations on the welfare effects of immigration. In …

anticipates that rich natives oppose low skilled immigration more than poor natives, and that this gap is larger in states with … equally opposed to low skilled immigration, and rich natives are actually less opposed to low skilled immigration in states … with more fiscal exposure than they are elsewhere. We do find that poor natives are more opposed to low skilled immigration …

Public opinion often diverges widely from reality on the size and makeup of immigrant populations but prior research … the individual's estimates of the size of the immigrant group, perceptions of who immigrants are, and immigration policy … preferences. We find support for the notion that even subtle coaxing can shift public conceptions of immigration, in this case …

This paper re-examines the role of labor-market competition as a determinant of attitudes toward immigration. We claim … are relatively more pro-immigration. This is true for both our new measures of exposure. Second, we show that the … positive effect of education on pro-immigration attitudes is greatly reduced when we control for the degree of communication …