We investigate the effect of the refugee inflow between 2014 and 2017 on voting for the far-right party Alternative for … distinguish between the contact theory, captured by the inflow of refugees into the immediate neighborhood (1km x 1km), and county … alleviate concerns of an endogenous refugee allocation by a shift-share instrument. Our results indicate that the contact theory …

We investigate the effect of the refugee inflow between 2014 and 2017 on voting for the far-right party Alternative for … distinguish between the contact theory, captured by the inflow of refugees into the immediate neighborhood (1km x 1km), and county … alleviate concerns of an endogenous refugee allocation by a shift-share instrument. Our results indicate that the contact theory …

immigration, an increase in anti-immigrant rhetoric, and the vilification of minorities. This in turn has the potential to lead to …. This paper uses census data on two cohorts of 5th grade Italian students to estimate the causal effect of anti-immigration … Nord, a far-right party, with a strong anti-immigration platform. We demonstrate that in municipalities where elections …

and immigration are determined through a plurality voting system. While many studies of fiscal implications of immigration … voting procedure can dampen the effect of relaxing immigration policies as desired policy reforms are not always implemented …This paper introduces a politico-economic model with a welfare state and immigration. In this model, policies on taxes …

immigrants from different countries and arriving under different immigration policy regimes vary in their probability of over …-qualification. The results suggest that both country of origin (sending factor) and immigration policy (selecting factor) matter and that …

We investigate whether the dependence of immigrants on welfare benefits leads to opposition to further immigration by … natives lead to less favourable attitudes of natives towards immigration. Interestingly, we do not find similar stylised facts … for immigrants' attitudes towards immigration. …

authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration …

authorities across regions upon arrival, we find that immigration significantly increases crime. The crime impact of immigration …

Addressing unauthorized immigration is controversial. Countries have adopted a variety of legalization programs …

effects of immigration in those nations. Four broad topics are addressed: labor market issues, fiscal questions, the political … economy of immigration, and productivity/international trade. Extreme concerns about deleterious labour market and fiscal … practices regarding the selection and integration of new migrants affect labour market, fiscal and social/cultural outcomes …