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The seeds of ideology : historical immigration and political preferences in the United States
Giuliano, Paola; Tabellini, Marco - 2020
We test the relationship between historical immigration to the United States and political ideology today. We … with the hypothesis that immigration left its footprint on American ideology via cultural transmission from immigrants to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012226388
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The seeds of ideology : historical immigration and political preferences in the United States
Giuliano, Paola; Tabellini, Marco - 2020
We study the long run effects of immigration on U.S. political ideology. We establish a new result: historical European … immigration is associated with stronger preferences for redistribution and a more liberal ideology among Americans today. We …-group contact was more frequent, and are not due to transmission within ancestry groups. Immigration left its footprint on American …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012244207
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Why does the amount of income redistribution differ between United States and Europe? The Janus face of Switzerland
Akkoyunlu, Sule; Neustadt, Ilja; Zweifel, Peter - 2009
In this paper, the amount of income redistribution in the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland is compared and empirically related to economic, political, and behavioral determinants elaborated in the literature. Lying in between the two poles, Switzerland provides unique evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010315581
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Why does the amount of income redistribution differ between the United States and Europe? The Janus face of Switzerland
Akkoyunlu, Sule; Neustadt, Ilja; Zweifel, Peter - 2009
In this paper, the amount of income redistribution in the United States, the European Union, and Switzerland is compared and empirically related to economic, political, and behavioral determinants elaborated in the literature. Lying in between the two poles, Switzerland provides unique evidence...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010285835
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Why does the amount of income redistribution differ between United States and Europe? : the Janus face of Switzerland
Akkoyunlu, Sule; Neustadt, Ilja; Zweifel, Peter - 2009 - Rev. version
Mobility ; Openness ; Political Economy ; Beliefs ; Religion ; Immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003894063
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Why does the amount of income redistribution differ between the United States and Europe? : the Janus face of Switzerland
Akkoyunlu, Sule; Neustadt, Ilja; Zweifel, Peter - 2009
Mobility ; Openness ; Political Economy ; Beliefs ; Religion ; Immigration …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003909517
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Is There Wealth Stability Across Generations in the U.S.? Evidence from Panel Study, 1984-2017
Toney, Jermaine - 2021
The net wealth accumulation of (grand)parents appears to be strongly determinative of the net wealth holdings of their adult (grand)children. While these general features are understood, few details are known about the persistence of wealth components that determine overall portfolio outcomes...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013249415
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The political effects of immigration: culture or economics?
Alesina, Alberto; Tabellini, Marco - 2021
We review the growing literature on the political effects of immigration. After a brief summary of the economics of … immigration, we turn to the main focus of the paper: how immigrants influence electoral outcomes in receiving countries, and why …. We start from the "standard" view that immigration triggers political backlash and raises support for nativist, anti …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012517877
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Public finance and individual preferences over globalization strategies
Hanson, Gordon H.; Scheve, Kenneth F.; Slaughter, Matthew J. - In: Economics & politics 19 (2007) 1, pp. 1-33
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003417593
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Preferences for redistribution among emigrants from a welfare state
Kauppinen, Ilpo; Poutvaara, Panu - 2012
This paper studies attitudes towards income redistribution in the country of origin among those who stay in a welfare state, and those who emigrate. We find a striking gender difference among Danish emigrants. Majority of men opposes increasing income redistribution, while majority of women...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009411116