Data and code for: "The Political Effects of Immigration: Culture or Economics?"

Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Alberto Alesina, Harvard University; Marco Tabellini, Harvard Business School

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Project Citation:

Alesina, Alberto, and Tabellini, Marco. Data and code for: “The Political Effects of Immigration: Culture or Economics?” Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-02-26. https://doi.org/10.3886/E170821V1

Project Description

Summary: We review the growing literature on the political economy of immigration. First, we discuss the effects of immigration on a wide range of political and social outcomes. The existing evidence suggests that immigrants often, but not always, trigger backlash, increasing support for anti-immigrant parties and lowering preferences for redistribution and diversity among natives. Next, we unpack the channels behind the political effects of immigration, distinguishing between economic and non-economic forces. In examining the mechanisms, we highlight important mediating factors, such as misperceptions, the media, and the conditions under which inter-group contact occurs. We also outline promising avenues for future research.

Scope of Project

Subject Terms: immigration; political behavior; culture

JEL Classification:
      D72 Political Processes: Rent-seeking, Lobbying, Elections, Legislatures, and Voting Behavior
      J15 Economics of Minorities, Races, Indigenous Peoples, and Immigrants; Non-labor Discrimination
      J61 Geographic Labor Mobility; Immigrant Workers
      Z10 Cultural Economics; Economic Sociology; Economic Anthropology: General

Geographic Coverage: US and Europe

Time Period(s): 1850 – 2020

Collection Date(s): 2020 – 2022

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