immigration policy over the last decade. Unlike previous studies, I analyze the evolution over time of these two types of … essentially on how immigration is perceived to affect wages and net welfare benefits. Specifically, I find that, when immigrants …

Immigration has become one of the most divisive political issues in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and … several other Western countries. We estimate the impact of immigration on voting for far-left and far-right candidates in … immigration flows by past settlement patterns in 1968. We find that immigration increases support for far-right candidates and has …

culture are willing to vote for free migration whereas those who have higher learning costs will be in favor of immigration …

This paper examines the effect of immigration on the level of income redistribution via majority voting on the income …

Sectoral labor supply shortage is a cause of concern in many OECD countries and has raised support for immigration as a … compensating wage differential for working in one sector rather than in another. We identify price and wage effects of immigration … majority vote on immigration into a given sector as well as the social optimum. The main findings are that i) the old determine …

culture are willing to vote for free migration whereas those who have higher learning costs will be in favor of immigration …

This paper analyzes the political sustainability of the welfare state in an environment where immigration is the main … demographic force and where governments are able to influence the size and skill composition of immigration flows. Specifically, I … present a dynamic political-economy model where both income redistribution and immigration policy are chosen by majority vote …